From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission has announced the final agenda for its upcoming workshop, “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?” taking place at 9 a.m. on Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. “Big data” generally refers to advancing technologies that are dramatically expanding the commercial collection, analysis, use, and storage of data….
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FCC: Verizon Agrees to $7.4 million Settlement
IAPP reports: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced Verizon has agreed to settle with the agency and pay $7.4 million for failing to notify approximately two million customers of their privacy rights. Read more on IAPP and do see the related documents on FCC’s site, here.
AU: Law Reform Commission seeks right to sue for victims of privacy violations
Paul Farrell reports: Victims of misuses of private information and intrusions into private space in Australia should have a right to sue for violations of privacy, a major report from the Australian Law Reform Commission says. In a report released on Wednesday the commission recommended the federal government should introduce a right to sue for major…
CA: Campos suspends effort to extend social media privacy to government workers
Joe Rodriguez reports: After success passing a law that bars private employers from demanding social media passwords from employees and job applicants, San Jose Assemblywoman Nora Campos has suspended efforts to extend those protections to government workers. “We have decided to the park the bill for the year,” Campos spokesman Steve Harmon said this week….