Cecilia Kang reports: The Commerce Department has drafted broad recommendations for Internet privacy oversight in a widely anticipated report that could set the stage for tighter regulation of Web firms. Among its 10 policy recommendations, the report calls for strengthening the Federal Trade Commission’s rule-making powers and enacting legislation requiring Internet companies to inform customers…
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EPIC Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case on “Personal Privacy”
From EPIC.org: EPIC has filed a “friend of the court” brief in a case concerning the meaning of “personal privacy.” EPIC urged the Justices to reject AT&T’s claim that its “personal privacy” prevents the public disclosure of records subject to the Freedom of Information Act. EPIC cited the commonly understood meaning of “personal privacy” in the…
Kinect’s camera could record data for advertisers
Molly McHugh reports: Microsoft has hinted at the Kinect’s ability to help advertises target its users by feeding them demographic data, but is it just an idea, or will future users be watched? Everyone who’s attempted any of the dance or sports games for Kinect knows about that horrible part where the game shows you…you….
Browser Snobbery As Objective Privacy Harm
Ryan Calo writes: UPDATE: As told to Jules Polonetsky over at The Future of Privacy Forum, Capital One was engaging in “totally random” rate changes that were not related to browser type. On the other hand, according to the Wall Street Journal, Capital One was at one point using [x+1] data to calibrate what credit card offers…