Over on Forbes, Kashmir Hill writes: Forget “twerking” and “selfies.” Dictionary.com dubbed “privacy” the word of the year in 2013. Here at The Not-So Private Parts, it feels a little like the unknown indie band we’ve been obsessed with for years just won best album at the Grammys. So why did the plight of our personal data achieve Arcade…
Category: Misc
Event of Note: The New Frontiers of Privacy Harm
This sounds like a not-to-be-missed event. Wish I could get there to attend, but I’ll have to console myself with watching the live stream. Friday, January 17, 2014; 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM @ University of Colorado Law School, Room 101 Live Stream: to view, click here What harms are privacy laws designed to prevent? How are…
Article: Social Data (Hartzog)
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…
‘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…