From EPIC.org: EPIC presented the 2010 International Privacy Champion Award to the Honorable Michael Kirby for his role in the development of the OECD Privacy Guidelines of 1980. The OECD Guidelines consist of eight principles that have provided the basis for national laws, international agreements, and privacy frameworks that have been adopted around the world….
Category: Misc
It’s been 10 years: Why won’t people pay for privacy?
Declan McCullagh reviews some of the history of businesses that tried to sell online privacy services and poses the question as to why people are still generally unwilling to pay for privacy. Read his article here.
Happy Data Privacy Day!
Happy Data Privacy Day — or Data Protection Day, depending on where you are. This year, there seems to be many more events to celebrate DPD, and more blogs and news sites at least mentioning the day. That’s a Good Thing, but of course, there’s still much to be done in terms of creating a…
Data Privacy Day Wants Online Consumers More Aware
Tomorrow marks the third annual Data Privacy Day, kicking off a week-long set of international events designed to raise awareness about how much information people share online, how that information might be used, and how to protect against its misuse. Resolutions of support for Data Privacy Day 2010 (www.dataprivacyday2010.org) have come from across the country….