APN reports: The Abbott government appears another step closer to forcing internet service providers and phone companies to retain users’ metadata for up to two years. Plans for data retention, encouraged by Australia’s intelligence community, are already being actively considered by the government, as part of a Senate inquiry. But the plans, which senior government…
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Comment Filed By Jessica Rich, Discussing How Developments In “Big Data” Affect Consumer Privacy and the Interests Reflected in the Administration’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
Comments submitted by FTC Commissioner Jessica Rich to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration at the Department of Commerce (pdf).
The Hidden Mini-Dissents in the Data Broker Report of Federal Trade Commissioner Wright
Christopher Wolf writes: On May 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report on the data broker industry that found data brokers operate with a “fundamental lack of transparency.” The commission unanimously recommended that Congress consider enacting legislation to make data broker practices more visible to consumers and to give consumers greater control over the…
EPIC Sues FBI for Missing Privacy Impact Assessment Reports
From EPIC: EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to obtain details about the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s surveillance programs. The agency is required to conduct privacy impact assessments when it collects and uses personal data. However, the Bureau has failed to publicly release privacy impact assessments for many of its programs, including facial recognition, drones, and…