Topic
Data Gathering
436 published works
Inside Privacy
Biometric Data Under the Privacy Microscope
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Immigration Policy Center last week released an interesting report on law enforcement’s increasing efforts to gather biometric data, and associated risks of data inaccuracy,…
Data Counsel
FTC’s “Do Not Track” Initiative Could Create New Market for “Paid For” Internet Content
“Information wants to be free” has been a rallying cry of technology activists from the inception of the Internet revolution. True to this slogan, web sites offering free web content…
Proskauer on Privacy
FTC Releases Recommendations for Business and Policymakers
The FTC released its final report titled "Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Business and Policymakers" which sets forth principles that companies are recommended to…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Flap Over That App
From the New York Times: yet another controversy over who owns your data. This time the flap is over the app, or rather, the contact information stored in the app in…
Inside Privacy
FTC Report Calls For More Notice Involving Mobile Apps Directed To Kids, Warns Enforcement Could Come Over Next Six Months
The FTC staff released a report today calling for participants in the mobile app ecosystem -- including app developers, app stores, and third parties who collect data through mobile apps -- to…
Socially Aware Blog
Proposed Facebook Settlement Underscores the FTC’s Privacy Priorities
On November 29, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a proposed order against Facebook that builds upon both the FTC’s recommendations from its 2010 draft privacy report and precedents…
Socially Aware Blog
Tracking the Trackers: Social Media Companies Face Pressure for Tracking Users’ Browsing Habits
Facebook is facing renewed scrutiny following efforts to explain its data collection practices, which include tracking where and when members and nonmembers are browsing after they visit a Facebook page.…
Ad Law Access
2012 Signals Continued FTC Privacy Scrutiny: Web Browser Toolbar Triggers Enforcement Action
On January 5, 2012, the FTC announced a settlement with Upromise, Inc., a membership service intended to help consumers save money for college, over charges that the company misled users…
InsureReinsure
Subcommittee Approves Removal of FIO Subpoena Power Over Insurers
On December 8, 2011 the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity approved legislation eliminating the Federal Insurance Office’s (“FIO”) and the Office of Financial Research’s (“OFR”)…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : December 5, 2011
We kick the week off with a privacy-heavy dose of the best ten posts on the LexBlog Network. Andrew Lorentz offers insight on a shortfall in data security in the…