Digital Privacy

June 1 is the deadline for filing Comments in the FTC Internet of Things inquiry.  Today's contemporary mobile device, geo-location aware, offline/online data, advanced marketing applications like facial recogniti

Today, the United States Trade Representatives convenes two days of hearings (see attached agenda) to help it formulate a negotiating policy for the forthcoming EU/U.S. trade pact--known as the Transatalantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).  CDD is one of the consumer groups that has been asked to brief its Policy Staff Committee.
 

Today, the United States Trade Representatives convenes two days of hearings (see attached agenda) to help it formulate a negotiating policy for the forthcoming EU/U.S. trade pact--known as the Transatalantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).  CDD is one of the consumer groups that has been asked to brief its Policy Staff Committee.
 

May 10 was the deadline for Comments to USTR on what the U.S. agenda should be for the upcoming Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiation.   CDD urged USTR not include issues involving digital privacy on the agenda, and to respect the need for both the US and EU to further address their own data protection frameworks.

We agreed to keep talking---that's the real extent of the progress. We believe there is good will to collectively move forward.  But industry--and the WC3 leadership--must show they are meaningfully committed to help protect the privacy of individuals online.

Second in a series from leading U.S. privacy and consumer NGOs on the failure of U.S. law and regulation to protect privacy.

A series of the failure of U.S. privacy policies to protect consumers. The first paper was written by CDD on the failure of self-regulation.  The second was written by the ACLU and Friends of Privacy, USA.

Global consumers, including in the U.S., should be grateful that a joint legal action by 6 European privacy regulators against Google seeks to protect their privacy.   France, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Spain are the Data Protection authorities involved.
 

The Internet Association is yet another well-funded special interest lobby group created to push the agenda of the digital data collection industry.  While it frames its work as "Protecting Internet Freedom," its real role is to act as a political defense mechanism for the industry.  When it serves their interests, it will fight against repressive proposals and policies that impact Internet users and their own role as conduits and provid