Harris Hoffberg of Proskauer Rose writes: The Federal Communication Commission’s (the “FCC”) landmark decision last year to reclassify Internet service providers (“ISPs”) as common carriers under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 implicates policy issues that extend well beyond net neutrality. […] The reclassification of broadband providers as common carriers arguably limits the Federal Trade Commission’s (the…
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Prof. Steven Bellovin Named First Technology Scholar by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
As announced by Columbia University: Computer Science Professor Steven Bellovin has been appointed the first Technology Scholar by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB). A nationally recognized expert in technology and network security, Bellovin has examined technology and its privacy implications throughout his career. “I’m delighted to be joining PCLOB,” says Bellovin. “Modern intelligence agencies rely heavily…
UK: Local councils sell on YOUR details for £64,000
Express & Star reports: Personal information is being routinely sold by councils across the Black Country and Staffordshire, it can be revealed. The ‘full’ electoral roll – which lists the names and addresses of everyone registered to vote – was sold more than 116 times between 2011 and 2015, bringing in a total of £64,140…
White House Executive Order on Privacy Falls Short
Shahid Buttar writes: This morning, the White House announced an Executive Order establishing a federal interagency privacy council composed of senior privacy officials from two dozen federal agencies. While seeming to offer some promise, however, the council has a limited mandate, and ultimately represents an overdue nod to privacy principles the administration has repeatedly abused in practice. If…