Last week, Peter Fleischer blogged about a new law being considered in France that would legislate “the right to be forgotten.” As Peter described it, the proposed law would provide for a broader right for individuals to insist on deletion of their personal information and would require organizations to delete personal information after a specified…
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Privacy Awareness Week event – Toronto
In celebration of Privacy Awareness Week, the Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators (CAPAPA) is proud to announce our next Connexions event in downtown Toronto! Speakers: Chantal Bernier, Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada Fazila Nurani, President, PrivaTech Consulting Angelique Hamilton, Senior Policy Analyst, eHealth Ontario When: Thursday, May 6th Doors open at 8:00…
Web Coupons Know a Lot About You, and They Tell
Stephanie Clifford reports: For decades, shoppers have taken advantage of coupons. Now, the coupons are taking advantage of the shoppers. A new breed of coupon, printed from the Internet or sent to mobile phones, is packed with information about the customer who uses it. While the coupons look standard, their bar codes can be loaded…
Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration International Trade Administration AGENCIES: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; and International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. Summary: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the International Trade Administration (ITA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce (Department), will hold a…