New Privacy Report From Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

The FTC released its 122 page Privacy Report today.  This Report has been anticipated for some time. The FTC Chairman, Jon Leibowitz, summed up the purpose behind the FTC’s involvment in data privacy and security with release of the Report stating: Technological and business ingenuity have spawned a whole new online culture and vocabulary – email, IMs, apps […]

Wondering Where The Line Is On Internet Privacy – – Just Watch Facebook

My firm receives many calls from new or existing businesses with Internet privacy questions.  Many calls come from e-commerce businesses, start ups, or businesses that want to utilize information gathered from users accessing their Web sites. Some business owners have ideas or concepts that test the limit on use of user profiles, preferences, and content.  The question becomes, just what are […]

Will Data Protection Laws Ever Catch Up To New Technology?

That was the question posed in an email newsletter I received today from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.   I am a member of this group out of personal interest and to to stay on top of issues related to privacy laws and technology.   One of the benefits of belonging to this group is that I get […]

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