The staff of the Federal Trade Commission is interested in the consumer privacy and security issues posed by the growing connectivity of consumer devices, such as cars, appliances, and medical devices, and invites comments on these issues in advance of a public workshop to be held on November 21, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The ability…
Category: Misc
34 Civil Liberties Organizations Oppose CISPA After Amendments
Yesterday, 34 organizations sent a joint letter to members of the House expressing their opposition to CISPA. You can read the letter on EFF’s site. The House may vote on the bill as early as tomorrow. Take Action now.
Thatcher’s data protection legacy: Just fill out this 16-page form
Successive UK governments have seen data protection more as a cost overhead to be minimised than as an essential protection for the individual in an electronic age. This view started with Margaret Thatcher’s first government and has endured for over three decades. Read the full commentary by Amberhawk Training on The Register.
Art exhibit pushes boundaries of online privacy
Associated Press has this interesting report on an art exhibit meant to provoke thought: Image after image splashes on the wall of the art exhibit — a snapshot of young people laughing and drinking, a picture of an elephant, an exposed belly of a woman barely covering her breasts with one arm. The photos were…