Comments on: Privacy Trade-Offs: PFF Comments on December 7 FTC Privacy Workshop http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:25:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-67466 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:58:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-67466 <strong>A Busy Week for Tech Policy: Broadband Plan, Privacy Regulation, .COM Anniversary & FTC Authority...</strong> This will be a busy week for tech policy in Washington! First, tomorrow the FCC is expected to release the National Broadband Plan that it's been working on since Congress passed the "Recovery Act" passed in January 2009, tasking the FCC...... A Busy Week for Tech Policy: Broadband Plan, Privacy Regulation, .COM Anniversary & FTC Authority…

This will be a busy week for tech policy in Washington! First, tomorrow the FCC is expected to release the National Broadband Plan that it’s been working on since Congress passed the “Recovery Act” passed in January 2009, tasking the FCC……

]]> By: A Busy Week for Tech Policy: Broadband Plan, Privacy Regulation, .COM Anniversary & FTC Authority http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-67454 A Busy Week for Tech Policy: Broadband Plan, Privacy Regulation, .COM Anniversary & FTC Authority Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:36:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-67454 [...] a lot about. I talked about the benefits of online advertising, as summarized in my comments to the FTC. We remain concerned that, for all the talk about improving self-regulation, this process is going [...] [...] a lot about. I talked about the benefits of online advertising, as summarized in my comments to the FTC. We remain concerned that, for all the talk about improving self-regulation, this process is going [...]

]]> By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66751 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:51:56 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66751 <strong>Privacy Innovation: Adobe Flash Supports Private Browsing & Deletes Flash Cookies...</strong> At the FTC's second Exploring Privacy roundtable at Berkeley in January, many of the complaints about online advertising centered on how difficult it was to control the settings for Adobe's Flash player, which is used to display ads, videos and...... Privacy Innovation: Adobe Flash Supports Private Browsing & Deletes Flash Cookies…

At the FTC’s second Exploring Privacy roundtable at Berkeley in January, many of the complaints about online advertising centered on how difficult it was to control the settings for Adobe’s Flash player, which is used to display ads, videos and……

]]> By: Privacy Innovation: Adobe Flash Supports Private Browsing & Deletes Flash Cookies http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66727 Privacy Innovation: Adobe Flash Supports Private Browsing & Deletes Flash Cookies Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:42:23 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66727 [...] that only regulation can really fix the problem. Regulation comes at a cost, as Adam and I have repeatedly noted, given the benefits to users from data sharing. But moreover, it won’t protect anyone from [...] [...] that only regulation can really fix the problem. Regulation comes at a cost, as Adam and I have repeatedly noted, given the benefits to users from data sharing. But moreover, it won’t protect anyone from [...]

]]> By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66486 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:10:32 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66486 <strong>Final Hearing on Google Books Settlement on February 18--But Not On Web?...</strong> The Federal district court handling the Authors Guild's suit against Google over Google Books has scheduled a hearing on for February 18, 2010 in New York City (after several postponements). The parties, their supporters and the Department of Justice ... Final Hearing on Google Books Settlement on February 18–But Not On Web?…

The Federal district court handling the Authors Guild’s suit against Google over Google Books has scheduled a hearing on for February 18, 2010 in New York City (after several postponements). The parties, their supporters and the Department of Justice …

]]> By: Final Hearing on Google Books Settlement on February 18—But Not On Web? http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66430 Final Hearing on Google Books Settlement on February 18—But Not On Web? Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:38:57 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66430 [...] than just any tech policy issue currently under discussion. (I’d say only net neutrality,  privacy regulation and media socialization would fall into the same tier of such fork-in-the-road [...] [...] than just any tech policy issue currently under discussion. (I’d say only net neutrality,  privacy regulation and media socialization would fall into the same tier of such fork-in-the-road [...]

]]> By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66395 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:28:19 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66395 <strong>OSTWG, Child Protection, Privacy & Data Retention Mandates v. "Behavioral" Advertising...</strong> Today's Online Safety Technical Working Group (OSTWG) meeting included some heated debate about whether online intermediaries should be doing more to assist law enforcement to help track down child predators and those producing and distributing child ... OSTWG, Child Protection, Privacy & Data Retention Mandates v. “Behavioral” Advertising…

Today’s Online Safety Technical Working Group (OSTWG) meeting included some heated debate about whether online intermediaries should be doing more to assist law enforcement to help track down child predators and those producing and distributing child …

]]> By: OSTWG, Child Protection, Privacy & Data Retention Mandates v. “Behavioral” Advertising — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66389 OSTWG, Child Protection, Privacy & Data Retention Mandates v. “Behavioral” Advertising — Technology Liberation Front Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:31:35 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66389 [...] Adults,” the most interesting part of the day concerned data retention mandates. Even as a debate rages in Washington about how much collection and use of online data should be permitted, Dr. Kardasz [...] [...] Adults,” the most interesting part of the day concerned data retention mandates. Even as a debate rages in Washington about how much collection and use of online data should be permitted, Dr. Kardasz [...]

]]> By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66240 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:10:36 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66240 <strong>heading to FTC's next "Exploring Privacy" workshop at Berkeley Law School...</strong> Berin Szoka and I will be in Berkeley, CA tomorrow attending the FTC's 2nd "Exploring Privacy" roundtable event. The event will take place at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law. Here's the agenda and speaker bios. The event will...... heading to FTC’s next “Exploring Privacy” workshop at Berkeley Law School…

Berin Szoka and I will be in Berkeley, CA tomorrow attending the FTC’s 2nd “Exploring Privacy” roundtable event. The event will take place at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law. Here’s the agenda and speaker bios. The event will……

]]> By: haeding to FTC’s next “Exploring Privacy” workshop at Berkeley Law School — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-66239 haeding to FTC’s next “Exploring Privacy” workshop at Berkeley Law School — Technology Liberation Front Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:09:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-66239 [...] workshop, which took place on December 7th. You can find webcasts of the panels here, and here is Berin’s comments and my summary of what we had to say that [...] [...] workshop, which took place on December 7th. You can find webcasts of the panels here, and here is Berin’s comments and my summary of what we had to say that [...]

]]> By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-64605 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:36:44 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-64605 <strong>Google & Openness: Allows Adblocking Extensions in Chrome...</strong> Noam Cohen has a great piece in The New York Times today, In Allowing Ad Blockers, a Test for Google, explaining how Google's decision about allowing ad blocking extensions for the new beta version of its Chrome browser puts Google's...... Google & Openness: Allows Adblocking Extensions in Chrome…

Noam Cohen has a great piece in The New York Times today, In Allowing Ad Blockers, a Test for Google, explaining how Google’s decision about allowing ad blocking extensions for the new beta version of its Chrome browser puts Google’s……

]]> By: Google & Openness: Allows Adblocking Extensions in Chrome — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-64528 Google & Openness: Allows Adblocking Extensions in Chrome — Technology Liberation Front Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:35:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-64528 [...] is this but a call for more relevant and less annoying web ads? Ironically, of course, personalized advertising is currently under attack on all fronts, and some experts have asserted that users don’t really want ads tailored to their [...] [...] is this but a call for more relevant and less annoying web ads? Ironically, of course, personalized advertising is currently under attack on all fronts, and some experts have asserted that users don’t really want ads tailored to their [...]

]]> By: The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-63518 The Progress & Freedom Foundation Blog Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:45:58 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-63518 <strong>Privacy Hearing & Briefings This Week: More Non-sense about Non-harms of Online Advertising...</strong> This will be a busy week for those who follow privacy policy in Washington: Monday (11/16), 11 am: the coalition of 10 so-called "privacy advocacy" groups that recently demanded sweeping regulation of online data collection and use will be holding...... Privacy Hearing & Briefings This Week: More Non-sense about Non-harms of Online Advertising…

This will be a busy week for those who follow privacy policy in Washington: Monday (11/16), 11 am: the coalition of 10 so-called “privacy advocacy” groups that recently demanded sweeping regulation of online data collection and use will be holding……

]]> By: Privacy Hearing & Briefings This Week: More Non-sense about Non-harms of Online Advertising — Technology Liberation Front http://techliberation.com/2009/11/11/privacy-trade-offs-pff-comments-on-december-7-ftc-privacy-workshop/comment-page-1/#comment-63517 Privacy Hearing & Briefings This Week: More Non-sense about Non-harms of Online Advertising — Technology Liberation Front Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:41:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23306#comment-63517 [...] Adam Thierer will be participating in the consumer expectations/surveys panel. Check out my comments to the FTC for more on our [...] [...] Adam Thierer will be participating in the consumer expectations/surveys panel. Check out my comments to the FTC for more on our [...]

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