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18 Dec 2009, 2:59 pm
On December 17, 2009, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (“EPIC”) filed a complaint with the FTC claiming that Facebook is engaging “unfair and deceptive trade practices” by changing its privacy policies. Notably, the changes allow anyone who browses the Internet to view a Facebook user’s name, profile picture, gender, geographic region and list of friends. Facebook has stated that it implemented these changes to make it easier to find individual users among the estimated 350… [read post]
Innocent Mall Shoppers, You're Off the Hook: Federal Agencies Release Model GLBA Privacy Notice Form
20 Nov 2009, 5:57 pm
On November 17, 2009, eight federal regulatory agencies released their final model privacy notice form that is intended to make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about them. The model privacy notice form, which features a version that offers consumers an opt-out and one with no opt-out, represents the culmination of extensive research and testing by the various agencies, which included a nationwide mall-intercept study (see our previous… [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 4:41 pm
Ever on the forefront of consumer privacy protection, California is again making news in the privacy world with the California Attorney General’s recent publication of “Privacy on the Go: Recommendations for the Mobile Ecosystem,” which includes privacy recommendations for app developers, app platform providers, mobile ad networks, makers of operating systems and mobile carriers. With this publication, California joins the FTC and the GSMA as entities that have published… [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 2:13 pm
On March 17, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission convened the last of its three-part series of roundtable discussions entitled “Exploring Privacy.” In her opening remarks, outgoing Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour emphasized the critical importance of privacy to consumers, stating that “consumer privacy cannot be run in beta,” and that companies often inappropriately expose consumer data during new product rollout. Commissioner David Vladeck then set the stage by invoking the “notice… [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 4:41 pm
Ever on the forefront of consumer privacy protection, California is again making news in the privacy world with the California Attorney General’s recent publication of “Privacy on the Go: Recommendations for the Mobile Ecosystem,” which includes privacy recommendations for app developers, app platform providers, mobile ad networks, makers of operating systems and mobile carriers. With this publication, California joins the FTC and the GSMA as entities that have published… [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 8:34 am
In the wake of recent amendments to the German Federal Data Protection Act, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (the Bundesinnenministerium des Innern) is working on a draft law on special rules for employee data protection. The draft law is intended to provide clarification on some issues that were not addressed fully in the amendments that entered into force on September 1, 2009. The Ministry’s overarching considerations are set forth in a key issues paper that was published April 1,… [read post]
23 Oct 2012, 12:02 pm
Earlier this year, we analyzed some privacy considerations with a class action lawsuit against Facebook accusing the social media giant of violating the rights of users through its "Sponsored Stories" advertising program. Per the Complaint, Facebook would not only display such ads, but would also use the "names, photographs, likenesses, and identities" of Facebook users to help promote the product to friends of those users. The Complaint alleged that a user would be associated with a product by… [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 3:11 pm
On June 15, 2011, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (the “Act”). As we reported previously, Senator Franken is chairman of the newly-created Senate subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law. In his press release, Senator Franken explained that the Act is designed to “close current loopholes in federal law” while giving customers the ability to learn about and prevent the collection of their… [read post]
30 Sep 2012, 5:10 am
California has become the first state to pass social media privacy legislation that protects employers/employees/job applicants and schools/students/student applicants. According to The Recorder, California has passed AB 1844 which prohibits employers from requiring access to their employees' or job applicants' personal social media credentials and personal password protected digital content. Last week, California passed student social media privacy legislation that would prohibit post-secondary… [read post]
15 Dec 2012, 8:12 am
Dr. Anne Gardner of IAAIL informs us of the following call:
CALL FOR PAPERS
Special issue of Artificial Intelligence and Law
Computational Methods for Enforcing Privacy and Fairness in the Knowledge Society
Full Call for Papers: http://enforce.di.unipi.it/specialissue.pdf
We invite contributions on methodologies, techniques, algorithms, and tools in support of the analysis or of the enforcement of privacy, non-discrimination, and other personal rights in ICT systems for the knowledge society.… [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 7:54 am
On July 28, 2011, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) hosted a webinar that addressed the upcoming audit program of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”). Susan McAndrew, the Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy at OCR, provided an overview of the audit program, noting that it stemmed from Section 13411 of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act. That section of the… [read post]
3 May 2011, 9:50 am
I’m pleased to announce the publication of my new book, NOTHING TO HIDE: THE FALSE TRADEOFF BETWEEN PRIVACY AND SECURITY (Yale University Press, May 2011). Here’s the book jacket description:
“If you’ve got nothing to hide,” many people say, “you shouldn’t worry about government surveillance.” Others argue that we must sacrifice privacy for security. But as Daniel J. Solove argues in this important book, these arguments and many others are flawed. They are based on mistaken… [read post]
21 May 2013, 10:08 am
Consumer privacy advocate EPIC has recently filed an FTC complaint against Snapchat because it believes the service is misleading consumers regarding its ability to delete the content being sent across its platform. According to multiple published reports, Snapchat may not be permanently deleting the content being sent through its service despite its claims.
Snapchat's promise that content would "self-destruct" after it is viewed may remind some people of Mission Impossible's… [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 11:39 am
On March 30, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Google agreed to settle charges that it used deceptive tactics and violated its own privacy promises to consumers when it launched its social network, Google Buzz, in 2010. According to the FTC’s complaint (main document, exhibits), Google led Gmail users to believe that they could choose whether or not they wanted to join Google Buzz. The options for declining or leaving Google Buzz, however, were ineffective. For those who… [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 7:56 pm
Yesterday, the first Privacy Law Salon in Washington DC, took place at the National Press Club. The Privacy Law Salon: Dialogue with Policymakers, was “a unique meeting of the most experienced practitioners and corporate executives dealing with privacy law matters, and a unique opportunity to interact with the policymakers affecting the future of privacy.”
The purpose of the Salon was “to facilitate a high-level exchange of ideas and in-depth dialogue on cutting-edge and emerging issues… [read post]
19 Apr 2011, 9:40 am
On April 18, 2011, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted an Evaluation Report on the EU Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC (the “Data Retention Directive”).
The Data Retention Directive requires that, for law enforcement purposes, telecommunications service and network providers (“Operators”) must retain certain categories of telecommunications data (excluding the content of the communication) for not less than six months and not more than two years. To date, most of the… [read post]
1 Feb 2012, 3:46 pm
After introducing a draft of its Mobile Application Privacy Policy Framework (“Framework”) in mid-October for public comment, the Mobile Marketing Association ("MMA") recently released the final version of the Framework.
The Framework provides a general starting point that application developers can refer to when drafting their application privacy policies. The Framework includes model language to address the following questions and topics regarding the application’s and developer’s… [read post]
1 Nov 2012, 5:30 am
Have you received this letter? If you did, it is part of Attorney General Kamala D. Harris efforts to formally notify scores of mobile application developers and companies that they are not in compliance with one aspect of California's privacy law. Letters are being sent out to up to 100 non-compliant apps at this time, starting with those who have the most popular apps available on mobile platforms. Even if you have not received the letter, you may want to think about whether you need to… [read post]
6 May 2010, 5:00 am
ILITA, The Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority, will host a Privacy Week on October 25-29, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel.
Article 29 Working Party recently published an an opinion finding that Israeli data protection law largely provides an “adequate level of data protection” under the European Union Data Protection Directive 95/46.
Thus Israel will be joining the small and select club of countries to which personal data from the 27 EU member states and three EEA member countries (… [read post]
6 Feb 2013, 9:00 am
Now that the 2013 legislative session in Hawai‘i is in full swing, let’s take a look at what new measures are in the pipeline to regulate Internet activity. A chart of relevant information about each bill is available here. Here’s a summary of the Internet-related proposals working their way through the legislature.
Social Media and Internet Account Passwords
A set of bills (SB207 and HB713) proposes to join other states in banning employers from asking employees or job… [read post]