Jim Harper writes: When Senator William Proxmire (D-WI) proposed and passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act forty years ago, he almost certainly believed that the law would fix the problems he cited in introducing it. It hasn’t. The bulk of the difficulties he saw in credit reporting still exist today, at least to hear consumer…
Category: Misc
LAPD commanders’ personal information posted on website
Andrew Blankstein reports: Personal information about more than two dozen members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s command staff was anonymously posted on a website, officials said Wednesday. The LAPD is investigating who may be behind the site, which listed officers’ property records, campaign contributions, biographical information and, in a few cases, the names of…
The PII Problem: Privacy and a New Concept of Personally Identifiable Information
Paul Schwartz and Daniel Solove have a new article available for download from SSRN. Here’s the abstract: Personally identifiable information (PII) is one of the most central concepts in information privacy regulation. The scope of privacy laws typically turns on whether PII is involved. The basic assumption behind the applicable laws is that if PII…
Biometrics Institute to launch privacy charter
Lisa Banks reports: The Biometrics Institute has announced the launch of its international privacy charter, with the document set to be released next week in Canberra. Biometrics Institute general manager, Isabelle Moeller, said the guide will provide hands on information to the public about how to follow best practice privacy principals. Read more on ComputerWorld (AU)