Consumer Data Privacy Bill of Rights: A U.S. data privacy framework

The Obama administration announced what it calls its “Privacy Bill of Rights” on 2/23/2012, a long-awaited framework suggesting how companies should protect consumer information online.

FAQ: What’s in the ‘Privacy Bill of Rights?’ (Washington Post).

White House Fact Sheet.

The Secret Life of Your Personal Data, Animated

The average user has 736 pieces of personal data collected by internet and cell service providers every day, and different service providers retain this information for anywhere between 12 and 60 months. See how you are creating a Digital Identity and a Digital History every day in this animated video.

Facebook settles FTC Information Privacy Complaint

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11/29/11: Facebook has settled a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission that the social networking giant deceived consumers by promising privacy protections while it shared and made user data more public, according to the FTC.

FIPS: Lurid InfoGraphic

Image by o5com via FlickrDo You Know Who's Watching You?

EU FIPS: Germany vs Facebook

 Germany Wants Facebook’s Facial Recognition Features Halted.

Two Views on FIPS

Eric Schmidt

Stephen Colbert

Europe vs. Facebook: Fair Information Practice Principles

Fair Information Practices are covered in ch. 13 of our Fluency texbook.

As a contemporary case study, read how a 24 year old law student from Vienna, Max Schrems, has filed 22 complaints with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner targeting Facebook's lack of compliance with  EU requirements.

Article: 24 year old student lights match - Europe versus Facebook.

Associated website.

The Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs)

In 1973, the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare published five principles that would allow the benefits of computerization to go forward, but at the same time provide safeguards for personal privacy.
The principles also provide an excellent tool to judge the merits of cases such as Europe vs. Facebook:

To evaluate the merits of Mr. Schrems' case against Facebook, read the first two sections of the IT Law Wiki article: (i) The HEW Report and, (ii) European Developments.

Hazards of the FaceBook Generation

Image via WikipediaIf a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give that person your name, Social Security number and e-mail address?

If your answer is No, read on:

• How Privacy Vanishes Online (NYT)
  
• Stanford Researcher Finds Lots of Leaky Web Sites (NYT)
• Tracking the Trackers (Stanford Law School)
• Digital Collection of Private Information From Consumers and Citizens (Center for Digital Democracy)

Ch. 13 Information Privacy Rights

Articles in the news related to ch. 13



Google Latitude: An In-Depth Look

Employers: Could Google Latitude Get You Sued?



The Cellphone: Navigating [& Tracking?] Our Lives



Scientific American's issue on Privacy: Privacy in an Age of Terabytes and Terror