Speeches
Digital Health Issues
EU Addresses Mobile Privacy and lays out new safeguards for consumers & citizens
The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, the EU's consortium of data commissioners, have again demonstrated why they and the EU are in the forefront of addressing digital privacy issues. The group's new opinion on "Geolocation services on smart mobile devices" is an important document [available as pdf]. In addition to a technical analysis, the Opinion calls for greater control by a mobile user over the collection of mobile and location data, including a more meaningful "opt-
Microsoft Research says kids aren't concerned about behavioral tracking. Maybe they should investigate themselves first!
Microsoft Research is the home of a number of initiatives, including work based in Beijing designed to advance behavioral targeting. Microsoft has made it clear that targeting young people online on behalf of advertisers, including for junk food, is one of its highest priorities. Not surprising, Microsoft is now conducting "research" into youth privacy issues. One of the
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S. to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. Negotiations
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S.
to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. NegotiationsU.S. groups call on E.U. allies to press for strong privacy protections
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S. to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. Negotiations
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S.
to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. NegotiationsU.S. groups call on E.U. allies to press for strong privacy protections
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S. to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. Negotiations
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S.
to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. NegotiationsU.S. groups call on E.U. allies to press for strong privacy protections
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S. to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. Negotiations
Eleven Privacy and Civil Liberties Groups Urge U.S.
to Uphold Privacy Values in E.U. NegotiationsU.S. groups call on E.U. allies to press for strong privacy protections
Google & Apple Make the Case for Mobile Privacy Regulation [and why Al Franken shouldn't be fooled]
It's always telling what companies testifying before Congress don't say, in addition to how they carefully describe the issues. This week's mobile privacy hearing chaired by Sen.
Yahoo Combines Neuromarketing & Behavioral Targeting: FTC/Congress Should Investigate Work to Elicit "Non-Conscious" Responses
The use of neuromarketing by digital marketers to influence "non-conscious reactions" to advertising is a key consumer protection concern. Yahoo has unveiled a new study that combines behavioral targeting with neuromarketing techniques. Working with neuromarketing company Innerscope Research, Yahoo hooked up 60 people to biometric equipment that measured their "heart rate, skin conductance, respiration, kinesthetic differences" and eye movements. The goal w
Consumer, Privacy, Child Health & Advocacy Groups Urge Swift FTC Action to Protect Young Peoples Privacy via COPPA
Letter sent to FTC Chairman Leibowitz and commissioners Brill, Ramirez, Kovacic and Rosch by American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, Benton Foundation, Center for Digital Democracy, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Children Now, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Consumer Watchdog, and U.S. PIRG.
