I still haven’t had time to read the report for myself, but the online “buzz” about the new report and recommendations from the Commerce Department is that it falls far short of where we need to be. Here are just two news stories about reactions. Brian Prince of eWeek reports: A new U.S. Dept. of Commerce…
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Hk: Collection and use of personal data for direct marketing
Gabriela Kennedy writes: Data protection is currently a hot topic in Hong Kong. This is largely due to the furore caused by the discovery of the large scale sale of personal data by Hong Kong’s Octopus Rewards Limited (a company owned by Octopus Holdings Limited) over a number of years. We reported previously that the…
NZ: Google agrees to protect privacy better
The Privacy Commissioner announced today that she has concluded her investigation into Google’s collection of WiFi information during its Street View filming. Google has apologised to New Zealanders and has taken some major steps to improve its privacy standards from now on. While it was conducting its Street View filming, Google also collected certain other…
Senator Kerry’s Senior Advisor Provides Key Insight into Forthcoming Privacy Bill
On December 10, 2010, Senior Advisor to U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), Daniel Sepulveda, briefed the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP (the “Centre”) members on Senator Kerry’s forthcoming privacy legislation. The bill, which will be introduced next Congress, aims to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of individuals’…