Posts Tagged ‘ privacy ’

Protecting consumer privacy is an on-going challenge for websites and Internet service providers. ARTICLE The Federal Trade Commission testified about FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy and commented on legislative proposals to improve privacy protections before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The...
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Are you taking steps to protect personal information? Safeguarding sensitive data in your files and on your computers is just plain good business. After all, if that information falls into the wrong hands, it can lead to fraud or identity theft. A sound data security plan is built on five key principles: * Take...
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Privacy is a central element of the FTC’s consumer protection mission. In recent years, advances in computer technology have made it possible for detailed information about people to be compiled and shared more easily and cheaply than ever. That has produced many benefits for society as a whole and individual consumers. For example, it...
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the latest in a series of three roundtable discussions to explore the privacy challenges posed by the vast array of 21st century technology and business practices that collect and use consumer data. WHEN: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. WHERE: FTC Conference Center 601 New Jersey...
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Remarks of Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information -As Prepared for Delivery- The Media Institute February 24, 2010 It is a pleasure to be here with you at the Media Institute. As most of you know, at NTIA we have been almost totally consumed with reviewing and awarding broadband...
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An Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations. The ruling said Google (owners of YouTube) did not act quickly enough in removing a Google video of teenage bullies attacking an autistic boy. Convicted: Peter Fleischer, Google’s global privacy counsel David Drummond, Google’s senior vice president and chief legal officer George Reyes, Google’s...
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American Civil Liberties — Google and the NSA. It is hard to imagine a more potent—or frightening—combination when it comes to the collection and safety of Americans’ private information, bBut just such an alliance is underway. As reported by the Washington Post, “Google—the world’s largest search engine company with access to intimate details of...
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Facebook is finding out the cost of freedom — $9.5 million. A couple years ago Facebook started a marketing division called Beacon. Beacon worked as a go-between for Facebook and third-party businesses, such as, Blockbuster, Fandango and Overstock.com. The idea was to show a Facebook member’s friends recent purchases in the belief that it...
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by The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team Remember that the internet is a public resource. Avoid putting anything online that you don’t want the public to see or that you may want to retract. Why is it important to remember that the internet is public? Because the internet is so accessible and contains...
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The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission In reports to Congress, the Commission examined the practices of third-party Internet advertising networks engaged in “online profiling” activities. These entities collect information about consumers as they surf across web sites to create detailed profiles which include information about consumers’ surfing habits,...
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