Privacy Bill of Rights establishes device identifiers as PII
But despite real positives, the bill as currently formulated leaves me eager to consult a bevy of lawyers...
WSJ: Federal Prosecutors investigate smartphone apps
The probe is significant because it involves potentially criminal charges that could be applicable to numerous companies
Malcolm Compton on power imbalance and security
“You can make money for one year, three years, five years by exploiting people, but you can’t grow without trust”
Lazy headmasters versus the Laws of Identity
“Having to get permission from every single parent will be a huge bureaucratic burden and very difficult to achieve."
The voting so far
On Facebook the voting runs about 500 to 1 in favor of the Bill. But now the organizers are allowing us to vote on individual rights as well.
Social Network Users’ Bill of Rights
"There is a need to have user input into the formation of social norms, because courts interpreting values such as "expectations of privacy" often look to social network sites policies and practices."
Radical Copyright Thinking … at the European Commission!
I criticise policy makers a lot. So it’s really nice when they say something sensible – or even inspirational. The summary does not do this speech justice. It’s quite short, I suggest you read it.
“We must ensure that copyright serves as a building block, not a stumbling block – we need action to promote a...
Non-Personal Information – like where you live?
The notion that location information tied to random identifiers is not personally identifiable information is total hogwash.
Blizzard backtracks on real-names policy
Blizzard relents on plan to betray user privacy but clings to demented Facebook fantasy
Trusting Mobile Technology
Influential European ICT expert Jacques Bus on my posts about MAC addresses and their use by Google and Apple
Doing it right: Touch2Id
Privacy friendly "Proof-Of-Age" program is being expanded due to its initial success
Update to iTunes comes with privacy fibs
As the personal phone evolves it will become increasingly obvious that groups within some of our best tech companies have built businesses based on consciously crafted privacy fibs.
