http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-58102 Targeted Online Advertising: What’s the Harm & Where Are We Heading? | The Technology Liberation Front Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:30:35 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=16608#comment-58102 <p>[...] Adam Thierer and I have just released a new PFF paper entitled “Targeted Online Advertising: What’s the Harm & Where Are We Heading?” (PDF) about the FTC’s new “Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.”  Adam lampooned some of the attitudes at play in this debate in a great rant yesterday. [...]</p> [...] Adam Thierer and I have just released a new PFF paper entitled “Targeted Online Advertising: What’s the Harm & Where Are We Heading?” (PDF) about the FTC’s new “Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.”  Adam lampooned some of the attitudes at play in this debate in a great rant yesterday. [...]

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-65486 Adam Thierer Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:57:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=16608#comment-65486 <p>That doesn't sound like "standardizing privacy policies," that just sounds like providing more information about policies, which I think is great. I want robust competition between companies in term of privacy policies, not just a Washington-approved, one-size-fits-all model. Transparency is fine. Micromanaging business models is not.</p> That doesn't sound like “standardizing privacy policies,” that just sounds like providing more information about policies, which I think is great. I want robust competition between companies in term of privacy policies, not just a Washington-approved, one-size-fits-all model. Transparency is fine. Micromanaging business models is not.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-65485 DB Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:46:31 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=16608#comment-65485 <p>Wow. That is quite a tirade. Clearly, you are addressing some of the more extreme privacy advocates who want to ban or manipulate online business models. Among moderates, however, I think there is a very legitimate debate surrounding the self-regulatory approach:<br><br>Why shouldn't we standardize privacy policies?<br><br>Above the pages and pages of legal language, you could have a simple table that companies would be required to fill in to the best of their ability. This would be similar to standardizing food labels in the grocery store. Personally, I find it very helpful that I can pick up two products and immediately compare their nutritional facts. This makes me a more informed consumer before I decide to purchase.</p> Wow. That is quite a tirade. Clearly, you are addressing some of the more extreme privacy advocates who want to ban or manipulate online business models. Among moderates, however, I think there is a very legitimate debate surrounding the self-regulatory approach:

Why shouldn't we standardize privacy policies?

Above the pages and pages of legal language, you could have a simple table that companies would be required to fill in to the best of their ability. This would be similar to standardizing food labels in the grocery store. Personally, I find it very helpful that I can pick up two products and immediately compare their nutritional facts. This makes me a more informed consumer before I decide to purchase.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-61763 Adam Thierer Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:57:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=16608#comment-61763 <p>That doesn't sound like "standardizing privacy policies," that just sounds like providing more information about policies, which I think is great. I want robust competition between companies in term of privacy policies, not just a Washington-approved, one-size-fits-all model. Transparency is fine. Micromanaging business models is not.</p> That doesn't sound like “standardizing privacy policies,” that just sounds like providing more information about policies, which I think is great. I want robust competition between companies in term of privacy policies, not just a Washington-approved, one-size-fits-all model. Transparency is fine. Micromanaging business models is not.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-61762 DB Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:46:31 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=16608#comment-61762 <p>Wow. That is quite a tirade. Clearly, you are addressing some of the more extreme privacy advocates who want to ban or manipulate online business models. Among moderates, however, I think there is a very legitimate debate surrounding the self-regulatory approach:<br><br>Why shouldn't we standardize privacy policies?<br><br>Above the pages and pages of legal language, you could have a simple table that companies would be required to fill in to the best of their ability. This would be similar to standardizing food labels in the grocery store. Personally, I find it very helpful that I can pick up two products and immediately compare their nutritional facts. This makes me a more informed consumer before I decide to purchase.</p> Wow. That is quite a tirade. Clearly, you are addressing some of the more extreme privacy advocates who want to ban or manipulate online business models. Among moderates, however, I think there is a very legitimate debate surrounding the self-regulatory approach:

Why shouldn't we standardize privacy policies?

Above the pages and pages of legal language, you could have a simple table that companies would be required to fill in to the best of their ability. This would be similar to standardizing food labels in the grocery store. Personally, I find it very helpful that I can pick up two products and immediately compare their nutritional facts. This makes me a more informed consumer before I decide to purchase.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-58081 Adam Thierer Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:57:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=16608#comment-58081 <p>That doesn't sound like "standardizing privacy policies," that just sounds like providing more information about policies, which I think is great. I want robust competition between companies in term of privacy policies, not just a Washington-approved, one-size-fits-all model. Transparency is fine. Micromanaging business models is not.</p> That doesn't sound like “standardizing privacy policies,” that just sounds like providing more information about policies, which I think is great. I want robust competition between companies in term of privacy policies, not just a Washington-approved, one-size-fits-all model. Transparency is fine. Micromanaging business models is not.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/02/12/on-simple-privacy-policies-free-internet-services-and-adequate-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-58080 DB Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:46:31 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=16608#comment-58080 <p>Wow. That is quite a tirade. Clearly, you are addressing some of the more extreme privacy advocates who want to ban or manipulate online business models. Among moderates, however, I think there is a very legitimate debate surrounding the self-regulatory approach:<br><br>Why shouldn't we standardize privacy policies?<br><br>Above the pages and pages of legal language, you could have a simple table that companies would be required to fill in to the best of their ability. This would be similar to standardizing food labels in the grocery store. Personally, I find it very helpful that I can pick up two products and immediately compare their nutritional facts. This makes me a more informed consumer before I decide to purchase.</p> Wow. That is quite a tirade. Clearly, you are addressing some of the more extreme privacy advocates who want to ban or manipulate online business models. Among moderates, however, I think there is a very legitimate debate surrounding the self-regulatory approach:

Why shouldn't we standardize privacy policies?

Above the pages and pages of legal language, you could have a simple table that companies would be required to fill in to the best of their ability. This would be similar to standardizing food labels in the grocery store. Personally, I find it very helpful that I can pick up two products and immediately compare their nutritional facts. This makes me a more informed consumer before I decide to purchase.

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