The following post first appeared on my Chronicles of Dissent blog on May 29, 2006. In light of comments made by Chris Hayes yesterday, it seems appropriate to re-run it: I think somewhere along the line, the meaning of Memorial Day must have changed, because why else would Colin Powell be talking about remembering those…
Category: Misc
Paul Ohm to Join FTC Targeting Web, Mobile
Julia Angwin breaks the great news: Paul Ohm, a law professor and privacy expert at the University of Colorado, is expected to join the Federal Trade Commission in August as a senior policy adviser focusing on Internet and mobile markets, according to people familiar with the situation. The appointment signals the agency’s continued commitment to…
Mobile experts disagree on who should protect privacy
Grant Gross reports: Users of mobile apps need more information about the ways those apps use their personal information, a group of experts agreed Thursday, but they didn’t agree on who is most responsible for protecting user privacy. Apple and Google can better police their app marketplaces, although both companies have several good privacy protections,…
Eric Goldman: The Irony of Privacy Class Action Lawsuits
Eric Goldman writes: I’ve posted a new essay to SSRN titled The Irony of Privacy Class Action Lawsuits. It should be published later this year in the Journal of Telecommunications and High Technology Law at University of Colorado. The essay comes out of a panel discussion we had at Colorado Law in December on the…