WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the first of three public Roundtables to explore the privacy challenges posed by technology and business practices that collect and use consumer data. This first roundtable will focus on the benefits and risks of information-sharing practices, consumer expectations regarding such practices, behavioral advertising, information brokers, and the adequacy…
Category: Misc
City to withhold names of witnesses to Rainbow Lounge bar check
Alex Branch reports: The city [Fort Worth, Texas] wants to protect the identities of witnesses present during a June 28 bar inspection at the Rainbow Lounge, arguing that their disclosure in a report would be an invasion of privacy. Because the club caters to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community, identifying patrons “may cause some readers to speculate…
Privacy Trends and Laws: J. Trevor Hughes of the IAPP
Tom Field writes: What have been the biggest privacy issues of 2009, and what emerging trends should you watch heading into 2010? We posed these questions to J. Trevor Hughes, Executive Director of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). In an exclusive interview, Hughes discusses: The role of the IAPP; Key legislation in the…
Happy Thanksgiving & Programming Note
Happy Thanksgiving to all of Pogo’s U.S. readers! I had planned to try to do a quick news update this morning, but woke up to discover that our entire community was without electricity. Needless to say, all of my cooking and preparations are wildly behind schedule and I’m racing around like a nut trying to…