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. David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, then set the stage by invoking the “notice is broken” theme that recurred during the first two roundtables on December 7, 2009, and January 28, 2010, and was echoed by participants in the March 17 event.
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Privacy News- Music firms' challenge over 'three strikes' deal begins May 22, 2012A CHALLENGE by four music companies to a notice of the Data Protection Commissioner which they fear will effectively unwind their "three strikes and you're out" agreement with Eircom aimed at combating the widespread illegal downloading of music has... […]
- Google Privacy Inquiries Get Little Cooperation May 22, 2012Reinhold Harwart, deputy mayor of Molfsee, Germany, organized a town protest against Google’s Street View methods. After months of negotiation, Johannes Caspar, a German data protection official, forced Google to show him... […]
- Legislator calls for mandatory jail time for bias, voyeurism crimes May 22, 2012Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini proposed strengthening laws for cybercrime in light of the sentence given to Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi on Monday.Angelini, who sponsored the state'''s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, is looking to impose harsher... […]
- Government to tighten up online privacy rules May 22, 2012Attorney-General Nicola Roxon wants privacy laws tightened. Photo: Penny Bradfield The federal government will move to tighten up privacy rules to give people more information on how their personal details are being used on the internet. Attorney-General... […]
- Security niche remains RIMs fragile lifeline, but for how long? May 22, 2012Police, along with insurers, the military and thousands of government agencies, remain important customers for the struggling BlackBerry maker as a data breach could invite litigation, compromise reputations or even endanger national security. Along with... […]
- Sentence given, but Rutgers webcam saga not over May 22, 2012Dharun Ravi, 20, was sentenced Monday, two months after a jury convicted him of 15 criminal counts, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation and seven counts dealing with covering up a crime. The jury found that in September 2010, he used his... […]
- Ex-student in webcam case explains lack of apology May 22, 2012NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. A week before Dharun Ravi was sentenced to jail for using a webcam to spy on a gay college roommate who later killed himself, supporters rallied behind him, arguing that New Jersey laws should be changed so that someone in his... […]
- ITechLaw Elects 2012-13 Officers and Board of Directors May 22, 2012The International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw; http://www.itechlaw.org) today announced that it elected new officers and a new board of directors at its 2012 World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting, held May 3-4 in Washington, D.C.... […]
- What is hate? Rutgers webcam case rekindles debate May 22, 2012NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A week before Dharun Ravi was sentenced to jail for using a webcam to spy on a gay college roommate who later killed himself, supporters rallied in his support, arguing that New Jersey laws should be changed so that someone in... […]
- What is hate? Rutgers webcam case reki… May 22, 2012A week before Dharun Ravi was sentenced to jail for using a webcam to spy on a gay college roommate who later killed himself, supporters rallied in his support, arguing that New Jersey laws should be changed so that someone in his situation could not be... […]
- Music firms' challenge over 'three strikes' deal begins May 22, 2012