Jim Edwards reports: One of Google’s top futurists, Vinton Cerf, said yesterday that “privacy may be an anomaly” and “it will be increasingly difficult for us to achieve privacy.” They are scary words, coming from a man whose official job title at Google is vp/chief internet evangelist. Cerf is also known as the “father of…
Category: Misc
FTC Names Latanya Sweeney as Chief Technologist; Andrea Matwyshyn as Policy Advisor
From the FTC: Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced the appointments of Latanya Sweeney as the agency’s Chief Technologist and Andrea Matwyshyn as a Senior Policy Advisor on privacy and data security issues. Dr. Sweeney is a professor of government and technology at Harvard University and the founder and director of Harvard’s data privacy…
TX: Running for Governor on a privacy platform?
I’ve occasionally mentioned that in my opinion, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is one of the most activist state AGs when it comes to consumer privacy protection. He’s now running for Governor in Texas, and his platform does include privacy. Aman Batheja reports on a speech he gave: In the most detailed speech since launching…
A Global Human Right to Privacy?
Benjamin Wittes writes: Over at the Guardian today, Kenneth Roth—executive director of Human Rights Watch—argues for a a worldwide human right of privacy: It’s time for governments to come clean about their practices, and not wait for the newest revelations. All should acknowledge a global obligation to protect everyone’s privacy, clarify the limits on their own surveillance practices (including…