The Federal Trade Commission will host a conference in January examining cutting-edge research and trends in protecting consumer privacy and security. The event, called PrivacyCon, is the first of its kind and will bring together leading stakeholders, including whitehat researchers, academics, industry representatives, federal policymakers, consumer advocates and others. “We want to increase the FTC’s engagement with…
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Privacy Is a Human Right: Data Retention Violates That Right
Katitza Rodriguez writes: In March 2015, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed the creation of a special rapporteur on privacy. The landmark resolution, spearheaded by Brazil and Germany and cosponsored by 46 states, including 10 other Latin American countries, gives the right to privacy the international recognition and protection it deserves. For Latin America,…
U.S. Dept. of Education Seeking Your Input on Protecting Student Medical Records
Kathleen Styles, the Chief Privacy Officer at the U.S. Department of Education, writes: Protecting students’ privacy and ensuring colleges and universities promote a safe and healthy campus for their students has never been more important. As Chief Privacy Officer at ED, I help to lead the Department of Education in overseeing the administration of FERPA…
Why I’ve stopped caring about what the public thinks about privacy
Simon Davies writes: There’s no elegant way to express the following idea, but here goes anyway. To put it bluntly, I’ve stopped worrying about whether the public cares about privacy – and I believe privacy advocates should stop worrying about it too. Read more on The Privacy Surgeon. Of course, some of us stopped caring…