From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the approval of the United States’ participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border Privacy Rules system, which was announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce today. The APEC privacy system is a self-regulatory initiative to enhance the protection of consumer data that moves between the United…
Category: Govt
The Lesson of Google’s Safari Hack
Michael Chertoff has an OpEd in the WSJ: In the cyber age, privacy and security are two sides of the same coin. Digital privacy concerns can’t be separated from security ones, and vice versa. That’s why the government’s response to “Safarigate”—in which Google hacked a popular Web browser, changing users’ settings without their knowledge—is troubling….
Liverpool City Council staff allowed to snoop on Facebook
Lauren Riley reports: Liverpool City Council staff are taking on the role of Big Brother after being given the power to snoop on people on sites such as Facebook for “enforcement purposes”. The review of staff at Liverpool City Council found that the use of social networking sites was “appropriate” and those using these mediums…
Revisions to cybersecurity bill incorporate more privacy protections
Encouraging news: both the ACLU and EFF say proposed amendments to the cybersecurity bill, S. 2105, address privacy concerns. Michelle Richardson of the ACLU writes that the proposed changes would: Ensure that companies who share cybersecurity information with the government give it directly to civilian agencies, and not to military agencies like the National Security…