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…
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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…
Some NSA Officials Favor Giving Snowden Limited Amnesty For All The Wrong Reasons
Mike Masnick writes: CBS News has a report, which apparently will air as part of this weekend’s 60 Minutes, in which it’s suggested that some top NSA officials favor granting amnesty to Ed Snowden. There actually are a number of good reasons why the US absolutely should give him amnesty. During an interview with 60 Minutes’ John Miller,…
Dubious Achievements in Privacy Law — The 2014 Privies
Stewart Baker writes: It’s time to recognize just how stupid privacy law is getting. And what better way than by acknowledging the most dubious achievements of the year in privacy law? First I should explain why I think privacy law so often produces results that make no sense. After all, most of us think privacy…