MORE 'PRIVACY-AND-SECURITY' POSTS
1. “Dutch pass law to ensure open Internet access” (via Reuters) The Dutch parliament on Wednesday passed a law banning telecommunications providers from charging their subscribers extra fees for Internet services such as Skype and instant messaging. The law is intended to preserve open access to the Internet at a time when some mobile operators […]
From an EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) Blog Post: The White House modified its privacy policy for WhiteHouse.gov on June 3, 2011. The new policy is more than twice as long as the old policy. The new policy states the White House web site now uses persistent Google Analytics cookies that track users for up […]
Three Reports from the Congressional Research Service (via OpenCRS): 1. Privacy Protections for Personal Information Online There is no comprehensive federal privacy statute that protects personal information. Instead, a patchwork of federal laws and regulations govern the collection and disclosure of personal information and has been addressed by Congress on a sector-by-sector basis. Federal laws […]
David Weinberger on "Rebooting Library Privacy in the Age of the Network"
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Podcasts
|Dr. David Weinberger is the Director of the The Harvard Library Innovation Laboratory at Harvard Law School, the host of the new Library Lab/The Podcast, blogs at Joho The Blog, and has been published in a number of publications including several articles linked to directly from home page of Joho the Blog. Dr. Weinberger’s bio […]
From the NISO Web Site: The National Information Standards Organization announces the availability of RFID in U.S. Libraries (NISO RP-6-201x) for a thirty day public comment period, beginning immediately and ending on June 9, 2011. This revision of the 2008 Recommended Practice recommends a set of practices and procedures to ensure interoperability among U.S. RFID […]
FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers’ Privacy on Mobile Devices The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that “the Commission is committed to protecting consumers’ privacy in the mobile sphere” by bringing enforcement actions where appropriate and “by working with industry and consumer groups to develop workable solutions that protect consumers while allowing innovation in this […]
From the AP: Government agencies would have to get a warrant or court order to obtain customers’ reading records from bookstores and online booksellers, under a bill approved by the state Senate. [Clip] The bill, SB602, passed the Senate unanimously and without debate Monday. It now goes to the Assembly. [Clip] There was no registered […]
Cyber Infrastructure Protection This book provides an integrated view and a comprehensive framework of the various issues relating to cyber infrastructure protection. It provides the foundation for long-term policy development, a roadmap for cyber security, and an analysis of technology challenges that impede cyber infrastructure protection. The book is divided into three main parts. Part […]
The Deciders: Facebook, Google, and the Future of Privacy and Free Speech It was 2025 when Facebook decided to post live feeds from public and private surveillance cameras, so they could be searched online. The decision hardly came as a surprise. Ever since Facebook passed the 500 million-member mark in 2010, it found increasing consumer […]
Bin Laden Death Related Malware We don’t have any examples yet. But with any large news event like this, we expect a flurry of e-mails, and likely black hat search engine operations trying to take advantage of the event to distribute malware. Please let us know if you see any examples. There are some image […]