From EPIC.org: EPIC, along with 26 technical experts and legal scholars, has submitted extensive comments for the FTC’s review of the merger remedy process. EPIC urged the Commission to consider the privacy risks to consumers that result from the merger of big data firms. The comments detailed EPIC’s efforts, over 15 years, to warn the FTC about such…
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FTC Approves Final Order In TRUSTe Privacy Case
After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against TRUSTe, Inc. for deceiving consumers about its privacy seal program. The settlement was first announced in November 2014. In its complaint, the FTC alleged that TRUSTe failed to conduct promised annual recertifications of companies participating in its privacy…
Bipartisan Data Security Draft Unveiled, Subcommittee to Review Next Week
WASHINGTON, DC – Bipartisan members of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today announced draft legislation to tackle the nation’s growing data security challenges. The “Data Security and Breach Notification Act” is a comprehensive plan to help safeguard sensitive consumer information and shield Americans from the consequences of cyber attacks. The subcommittee is scheduled to…
ACLU technologist: ‘Amazon has escaped the transparency spotlight’
Taylor Soper reports: It’s time for Amazon.com to become more transparent about surveillance requests by the U.S. government. That was message from Chris Soghoian, the ACLU Principal Technologist famous for publicizing the faulty privacy practices of tech companies. Sogohian was in Seattle on Wednesday evening speaking at a Town Hall event titled “Reining in Our Surveillance Society.” Read more on GeekWire.