The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on informational injury on December 12, 2017. The FTC’s three main goals for hosting the workshop are to: “Better identify the qualitatively different types of injury to consumers and businesses from privacy and data security incidents;” “Explore frameworks for how the FTC might approach quantitatively measuring such…
Category: Misc
Trump supporters dig up personal information on thousands of Trump opponents
Ali Breland reports: Supporters of President Trump have compiled a list containing personal information on thousands of people they believe are either opposed to Trump or associated with left-wing “anti-fascist” or “antifa” groups. The list, reported by BuzzFeed, has been circulated and added to on the internet since at least April. The list, which began on 4Chan’s controversial /Pol/ board as…
NHTSA Revised Automated Vehicle Policy Lacks Privacy Safeguards, Senate Considers Draft Bill
From the good folks at EPIC: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released revised guidance for automated vehicles. The modified guidance encourages manufacturers to develop best practices to minimize cybersecurity risks. However, the NHTSA guidance lacks mandatory standards and fails to safeguard privacy statingthat the Federal Trade Commission is responsible for consumer privacy. Previous NHTSA…
Interview: Privacy law scholar Daniel Solove looks back – and forward
If you’re serious about privacy issues, then you likely already know that Daniel J. Solove is one of the true giants in privacy law. But just in case you don’t know already: Solove is the John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, the author of numerous books and articles…