You can ‘t see it, but I generally stick out my tongue at stories or commentaries that talk about the “end of privacy” or “lessons learned.” But there’s an editorial in the NY Times that you might want to read as it attempts to breathe new life into a bill revising ECPA that had been…
Category: Misc
Privacy groups question NTIA’s focus on mobile privacy transparency
Grant Gross reports: The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s first step toward developing a consensus on mobile privacy standards may be the wrong step, privacy advocates said. The NTIA’s first multistakeholder meeting on mobile privacy, Thursday in Washington, D.C., focused on ways to improve the transparency of the privacy practices of mobile apps, but…
Even candidates deserve privacy at home
The Portland Press Herald published an editorial that deserves broader distribution and discussion: The website Politico — which covers politics, naturally enough — reported this week about an escalation in “opposition research” that should concern Americans of all political persuasions. For those who aren’t familiar with what campaign strategists call “oppo,” it usually involves researching…
Programming Note
I’ll be offline until Monday, traveling with some friends. Blogging will resume Monday. Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week!