Craig Hoffman of BakerHostetler writes: This compendium represents our global experience in this field. While it is not a substitute for legal advice, it is a reference guide that outlines the basic requirements in place when dealing with an international data breach so that you can know what immediate steps to take and what questions…
Category: Misc
Why Does Privacy Matter? One Scholar’s Answer
Jathan Sadowski writes: … Privacy should have a deeper purpose than the one ascribed to it by those who treat it as a currency to be traded for innovation, which in many circumstances seems to actually mean corporate interests. To protect our privacy, we need a better understanding of its purpose and why it is…
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Meets March 5. Can You Find Your Invitation?
Jim Cook writes: Because President Barack Obama has not bothered to open a web page for the underfunded, unstaffed and unchaired Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the only way for members of the public to know about its activities is to pay close attention to this website maintained by the Federal Registry. Despite federal law, the Board did…
Alan F. Westin, privacy scholar, dies at 83
Emily Langer has this obituary of Alan Westin, one of the most influential privacy scholars of our lifetime. At a time when our society is grappling with issues of domestic surveillance and wide-scale invasions of our privacy by government and businesses, his voice and thoughtful commentaries will be sorely missed, but his work will continue…