From the Federal Register: [Federal Register: March 17, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 51)] [Notices] [Page 12803-12804] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr17mr10-107] NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION AND PRIVACY COMPACT COUNCIL Fingerprint Submission Requirements Rule Authority: 42 U.S.C. 14616. AGENCY: National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Notice of the…
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FTC member rips into Google’s privacy efforts
Grant Gross reports: Several major U.S. Internet companies, including Google and Facebook, need to “step up” and better protect consumer privacy or face tougher penalties from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a commissioner said Wednesday. Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour, who is leaving the FTC next month, ripped into Google for the launch of its Buzz…
The Biometric Center of Excellence
From the FBI: You’re seen it before in spy movies—someone gains access to a secret room through a thumbprint or eye scan. It’s not just fiction anymore. Systems like this now exist in both the private and public sectors. They’re based on what’s called “biometrics”—measurable behavioral and biological (anatomical as well as physiological) characteristics that…
FTC Releases Agenda for Final Roundtable on Consumer Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has released the agenda for its final roundtable on consumer privacy issues scheduled for March 17, 2010, at the FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Ave,. NW Washington DC, 20001. The Roundtable is the last of three public events designed to explore the privacy challenges that are posed by technology and…