From a recent article by Woodrow Hartzog in Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 74, p. 995, 2013 : Abstract: As online social media grow, it is increasingly important to distinguish between the different threats to privacy that arise from the conversion of our social interactions into data. One well-recognized threat is from the robust concentrations of…
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‘To respect and protect right to privacy’: UN votes for end to excessive electronic spying
The UN General Assembly has unanimously called on a curb of supernormal surveillance of communications. The resolution drafted by Brazil and Germany was in response to revelations over the eavesdropping conducted by the US on a global scale. All 193 UN member states agreed “to respect and protect the right to privacy, including in the context…
Is Your Car A Privacy Threat?
I’ve covered automobile “black boxes” before and the privacy risks that electronic data recorders, if unregulated, pose. But Amadou Diallo raises some other interesting privacy questions associated with the explosive growth of 4G broadband connectivity and new apps: But let’s suppose that you’re fine with almost any privacy trade-offs that will allow to check your…
Think the FTC Is the De Facto U.S. Data Protection Authority? State AGs May Have Something To Say
By Divonne Smoyer and Aaron Lancaster write: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has understandably been the focus of much attention in the data privacy world. The FTC is considered by many to be the primary U.S. data privacy regulator, and this blog has gone so far as calling the FTC the U.S.’s de facto data protection authority (DPA). We…