CORRECTION: A formerly good friend <g> who had tweeted the event informs me that he goofed and that this event was actually held last year. Audio is available of the panel, however, if I can still believe him on anything. 🙂 I love that some universities are organizing great events this week to coincide with…
Category: Misc
The Federal Trade Commission and Privacy: Defining Enforcement and Encouraging the Adoption of Best Practices. (Version 2.0)
An updated working paper by Andy Serwin: The Federal Trade Commission and Privacy: Defining Enforcement and Encouraging the Adoption of Best Practices. (Version 2.0) Andrew B. Serwin Abstract: This article examines the history of privacy enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, including the FTC’s jurisdiction under Section 5, and its privacy enforcement matters, as well…
Commissioner Cavoukian responds to FTC Framework for Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change
Commissioner Cavoukian’s submission in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s December 2010 preliminary staff report Framework for Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change. The Commissioner offers comments on each of the four Framework elements: Scope; Privacy by Design; Consumer Choice; and Transparency. The submission includes an announcement of a new development in…
Cryptome’s John Towery dossier
John Young of Cryptome has been doing his own balancing act in releasing the John Towery dossier. The dossier reveals personal details of many of the individuals that Towery was surveilling and many of them understandably do not want their personal details “out there” for everyone to read and obtain. So Young pulled the files…