Law professor and privacy law scholar Dan Solove recently announced the publication of his new book, On Privacy and Technology. Can privacy law keep up with new digital technologies such as AI? The book is a short accessible overview of my thinking about privacy for the past 25 years. I tried my best to make…
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Google is now lets you delete personal info directly from Search – here’s how
Artie Beaty reports: If you find your personal information online, like your phone number, address, or email, Google is making it easier to make sure it doesn’t show up again. Several years ago, Google introduced a “Results about you” tool that lets you track your personal information online and remove it from search results. It wasn’t exactly…
Data Broker Privacy Compliance: Our Top 5 List
Kenny Gutierrez and John Pavolotsky of Stoel Rives LLP write: With the current patchwork of data privacy laws, compliance can be challenging for any business. The compliance landscape may be even more fraught with risk for data brokers, given various data broker registration requirements, the panoply of general state privacy laws, and the specter of…
The Myth of Jurisdictional Privacy
by Stephen Gielda Founder, Packetderm LLC Understanding Global Surveillance In discussions of online privacy, you’ll often hear passionate debates about jurisdiction, with particular focus on avoiding the “Five Eyes” intelligence alliance countries (USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). The argument goes that by choosing a service provider outside these nations, you can somehow escape…