Richard L. Santalesa writes: Though overshadowed by the December 1st release of the FTC’s Privacy Framework (see our coverage here, here, here and the report itself here), we wanted to at least give a nod before the year runs out to the Department of Commerce’s own report, entitledCommercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework,…
Category: Laws
Two privacy-related bills signed into law this week
This week, President Obama signed several bills into law that have privacy implications. In addition to repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, he signed The Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010 and The Truth in Caller ID Act. The former bill is intended to help reduce identity theft by restricting the use of full Social Security Numbers…
The $8 Billion Do Not Track Prize
Ben Kunz of Bloomberg BusinessWeek writes: There’s a great moment in All The President’s Men, the film based on the 1970s Watergate investigation, in which the inside source known only as Deep Throat tells Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward to “follow the money.” Analyzing financial flows and motivation can unearth secrets, Woodward found. So let’s…
UK: ICO welcomes Scottish Government’s new privacy principles
A statement from the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Scottish Government has today published Identity Management and Privacy Principles for public service organisations. The new guidance is designed to help organisations achieve privacy-friendly public services, encouraging good practice and ensuring personal data is always handled with respect. They have been devised by an expert group –…