Let me post this, although my jaw is still in dropped position. David Cohen reports: Facebook turned to one of its critics to fill the role of director of privacy policy, naming Kevin Bankston, director of New America’s Open Technology Institute, to man the position. Bankston will begin his work at Facebook in mid-June, saying…
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Facebook Expects Record Fine Up to $5 Billion From FTC for Privacy Violations
Patrick Howard O’Neill reports: Facebook expected expenses of $3-5 billion in its ongoing case with the Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations, the company announced on Wednesday in its financial earnings report. The fine is a record for the FTC and represents at most a third of quarterly earnings for the Silicon Valley giant who…
i-Dressup and a data security mess-up
Lesley Fair of the FTC writes: Kids love to play dress-up, but parents wouldn’t want them rummaging through the attic or climbing to the top shelf of the wardrobe without permission and proper supervision. The i-Dressup.com website offered users – including children – a virtual way to play dress-up and design clothes without those potential…
Will the United States Finally Enact a Federal Comprehensive Privacy Law?
Daniel Solove writes: These days, there seems to be a lot of energy around a federal comprehensive privacy law in the United States. When the US Congress started passing privacy laws in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, it eschewed the route of passing a comprehensive privacy law, opting instead for the sectoral approach — passing…