Leave my e-mail alone!
Catalina Carmona For quite some time now, both industry and privacy advocates have pointed out the need of reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). The main argument is…
Mistakes By Credit Reporting Agencies
Zachary King This past Sunday 60 Minutes aired a report about the enormous amount of mistakes made by credit reporting agencies. (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57567957/40-million-mistakes-is-your-credit-report-accurate/). In the report Steve Kroft cites…
Understanding Facebook Privacy
Jessica Heimler http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/07/technology/personaltech/protecting-your-privacy-on-the-new-facebook.html?smid=tw-nytimes With Facebook consistently rolling out new features and subsequent privacy settings, many people may be unaware as to how to best protect their online information.…
US Interests behind proposed amendments to the EU’s planned General Data Protection Regulation.
Akiva Miller The approaches to privacy regulation taken by Europe and the United States are often seen as being at odds with one another. The European regulatory scheme is characterized as…
FTC uses the Fair Credit Reporting Act to protect social media users
Peter Kauffman http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/technology/ftc-levies-first-fine-over-internet-data.html Last June, the Federal Trade Commission assessed an $800,000 penalty on Spokeo, a data collection agency, for distributing personal information as a way for potential employers…
Differences between the American and European systems of privacy laws
Post by: Diana Ajuria http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/technology/consumer-data-protection-laws-an-ocean-apart.html?_r=0 This article, Consumer Data Protection Laws, an Ocean Apart, posted February 2, 2013 in the New York Times is focused on the differences between the…
FTC is getting serious about regulating mobile privacy
Post by: Abigail Augus Regulating the collection and use of personal information though tort or contract is problematic for a host of reasons and may not provide companies with sufficient…
Every Move You Make
Every Move You Make By Jesse C. Glickenhaus February 7, 2013 Artist Pierre Derks' installation in the Hague showing rotating live streaming images—a baby in a crib, a security feed…
Path Settles With FTC Over Privacy Row-Will Pay $800K And Establish New Privacy Program Including Outside Audits
Privacy Blog Post- Kenneth Villa Path Settles With FTC Over Privacy Row-Will Pay $800K And Establish New Privacy Program Including Outside Audits Tech Crunch http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/01/path-settles-with-ftc-over-privacy-row-will-pay-800k-and-establish-new-privacy-program-including-outside-audits/ Business Week http://www.businessweek.com/printer/articles/420272?type=bloomberg Path, a…