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DOJ Stalking Report Estimates Hundreds of Thousands of Electronic Privacy...
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics last week reported on its survey: “Stalking Victimization in the United States.” The survey was composed of 65,000 responses, and led to a total...
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Simple Minded Regional Prejudices in a Supreme Court Opinion
Today the Supreme Court released its opinion (pdf) in FCC v. Fox Television Studios. The case concerns the FCC’s change in 2004 to enforce a ban on even single uses of profanity on the air. More...
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Homeland Security Privacy Assessments: Online for a Limited Time Only?
In a Federal Register notice, the Homeland Security Privacy office announces the publication — for a limited time — of four Privacy Impact Assessments: SUMMARY: The Privacy Office of the Department of...
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Let’s Not Close Our Eyes In A Changing Media Environment
The FCC has issued two major Notices of Inquiry. One asks several questions about the Future of Media, and begins: The objective of this review is to assess whether all Americans have access to...
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FTC Budget Justification Requests More Privacy, Security, New Media Staff
The Federal Trade Commission’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget request asked Congress for 40 additional Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff. Several of these would be in the area of privacy, data security, and...
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FTC Settles Key Stalkerware Case [UPDATED]
The FTC and Cyberspy, the purveyor of the Remotespy stalkerware program, recently settled a case over the sale and distribution of that spyware program. [UPDATE: The FTC press release is here]. The...
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New Monitoring Service “SafetyWeb” Has Some Privacy, Safety Problems
The new monitoring service SafetyWeb raises some serious questions about its compliance with the Child Online Privacy Protection Act. There’s also some potential safety problems with how it could be...
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Misleading On Interactive Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission has posted the comments in their ongoing review of the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The act provides privacy rules that, among other things, require...
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Privacy Report Word Cloud Fun
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commerce Department have each recently released reports and requests for comments on consumer privacy issues. Much attention is expected to be paid to the...
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If You Think “Neuromarketing” Sounds Creepy, Wait Till You See This Privacy...
Neuromarketing company Neurofocus has gained some attention lately: Get ready for neuromarketing: Advertising just got creepier NeuroFocus is touting the next frontier of advertising: Neuromarketing....
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