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News release: “Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook resolving charges that Facebook deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. The settlement requires Facebook to take several steps to make …
News release: “Google Inc. has agreed to pay a record $22.5 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misrepresented to users of Apple Inc.s Safari Internet browser that it would not place tracking cookies or serve targeted ads to those users, violating an earlier privacy settlement between the company and the …
Statement: 27 July 2012 – “The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has issued the following statement today in response to information received from Google about the retention of payload data collected by its Street View vehicles. An ICO spokesperson said: Earlier today Google contacted the ICO to confirm that it still had in its possession some …
Via NIH: “The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, enacted on April 4, 2012, contains several requirements for employees who file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278). The following resources are provided for filers and ethics officials. Filers should consult with their IC’s ethics officials if they have questions. STOCK Act Summary …
via Placecast: How Consumers Really Feel About Data Privacy – “2,307 people were surveyed and it was found that use of data where the value exchange is explicit are most acceptable (grocery coupons, Amazon), while Facebooks data usage is least acceptable. Also, use of location data from either merchants or cell phone carriers is acceptable …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. In updating the Rule to keep current with technology advances, in September 2011, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on proposed changes to the Commission’s …
Via CDT: “The chart below compares on civil liberties grounds three bills that seek to promote cybersecurity and it updates a similar chart we issued on April 4, 2012 based on prior versions of all three bills. The Senate is set to consider the Cybersecurity Act, S. 3414 (Lieberman-Collins bill), introduced on July 19. The …
“The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the approval of the United States’ participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which was announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce today. The APEC privacy system is a self-regulatory initiative to enhance the protection of consumer data that moves between the United States and other …
“YouTube is proud to be a place where citizens and activists come to tell their stories — stories that may otherwise go unnoticed. A study released this week by the Pew Research Centers Project for Excellence in Journalism found that YouTube is a top destination for news and that citizens play a substantial role in …
Disappearing Phone Booths: Privacy in the Digital Age “CDT Senior Policy Analyst Erica Newland gave a version of this talk to DC Superior Court judges in May 2012. This speech, which draws on past CDT testimony and work, makes the case that in the context of a legal framework that has turned a blind-eye to …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that the FTC is examining the benefits to consumers, as well as privacy and security concerns regarding current and possible future commercial uses of facial recognition technologies and will make recommendations later this year on best practices for companies that use these new …
Via EFF: Josh Smith: “Proposals to increase cybersecurity by allowing businesses and government to share information may enjoy bipartisan support in Washington, but Americans arent sold on the idea, the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll finds. Almost two-thirds of respondents63 percentsaid government and businesses should not be allowed to share information because it …
