Kashmir Hill writes: Chris Soghoian is an unlikely federal official. In 2006 he built a tool that let you print fake boarding passes for Northwest Airlines to highlight a TSA security flaw. Unamused, the FBI raided his house (he was never charged with a crime). A year later he mapped where California company Biofilm shipped…
Category: Misc
The Quantified Self: Personal Choice and Privacy Problem?
Another thought-provoking blog by Scott Peppet over on Concurring Opinions. Here’s part of it: …. And what of privacy? It may not seem that an individual’s choice to use these technologies has privacy implications — so what if you decide to use FitBit to track your health and exercise? In a forthcoming piece titled “Unraveling…
A Matter of Trust: Integrating Privacy and Public Safety in the 21st Century
Executive Summary of A Reference Document from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: This reference document presents a general approach for privacy analysis in relation to the wider policy goals of national security and public safety. The document outlines the analytical framework and basic steps used by the Office of Privacy Commissioner (OPC)…
Foley & Lardner’s Privacy College–Podcast Number 1
Andy Serwin writes: This is the first in a series of podcasts regarding privacy and information security. This podcast provides an introduction to privacy, as well as a discussion of social media. Here are links to the podcast, and the slides. Additional Materials. There are a number of law review and other articles to read if you are interested…