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By Aleecia McDonald • April 23, 2014 at 12:22 am
This week I had a request for privacy information that went something like this:
I am starting a new project and expect people to search my name online. There are search results that give personal information about me, including my address, phone number, and weight. How can I get rid of those search results?
By Omer Tene • April 22, 2014 at 9:15 pm
Last week, Intel’s director of security policy and global privacy officer, David Hoffman, wrote a Harvard Business Review piece announcing that “Privacy is a Business Opportunity.” InBloom’s demise yesterday in the f Read more » about InBloom Wilts Amid Privacy Backlash
By Jennifer Granick • April 16, 2014 at 11:01 am
Today the Fourth Circuit refrained from deciding the first legal challenge to government seizure of the master encryption keys that secure our communications with web sites and email servers. Nevertheless, the Court upheld contempt of court sanctions, because of the Lavabit owner’s foot dragging during proceedings. Lavabit had failed to raise the substantive issues below, it decided, thus precluding appellate review. Read more » about Fourth Circuit Upholds Contempt Against Lavabit, Doesn’t Decide Gov’t Access to Encryption Keys
By Kate Westmoreland • April 10, 2014 at 4:48 pm
It doesn’t matter where in the world a police officer is, if he or she wants to access an individual’s Gmail or Facebook records (or many other US-based products), that access is governed by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Despite this, ECPA does not directly address the issue of foreign law enforcement access. This has created a confusing system that does not adequately protect the privacy of users or facilitate legitimate international criminal investigations and prosecutions. Read more » about ECPA reform is not just a U.S. issue
By Jennifer Granick • April 10, 2014 at 3:51 pm
Today I filed comments with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) in connection with its hearing on section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act. That law is the legal basis for the PRISM surveillance program and involves warrantless collection of communications contents via targeting non-U.S. individuals or entities reasonably believed to be located abroad. I've written previously about questions the PCLOB should investigate with regards to section 702. Read more » about My Comments On NSA Spying to PCLOB
By Omer Tene • April 8, 2014 at 10:02 am
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) resounding victory over Wyndham Worldwide Corporation in a U.S. District Court paves the way for increasing privacy and data security action by the agency, which over the past decade has asserted itself as the most forceful and well-respected privacy enforcement authority in the world. Read more » about In Standoff with FTC, Wyndham Shoots Itself in the Foot
By Jennifer Granick • April 8, 2014 at 9:17 am
Today, the European Court of Justice struck down the European Union’s 2006 Data Retention Directive. That policy required member states to force communications companies to store citizens' telecommunications data for six to 24 months. Read more » about Big Privacy Win in the EU
By Giancarlo Frosio • April 8, 2014 at 7:21 am
Retrospect is the monthly newsletter of the Internet & Jurisdiction Project - a global multi-stakeholder dialogue process that explores the tension between the cross-border nature of the Internet and national jurisdictions. Every month, the members of the Internet & Jurisdiction Observatory expert network identify the 20 most relevant cases through a progressive filtering process to inform the participants of the Internet & Jurisdiction Project on emerging trends around the world. Read more » about March 2014 in Retrospect: Intermediary Liability News and More from the Internet and Jurisdiction Project
By Giancarlo Frosio • April 3, 2014 at 6:20 pm
Today, Turkish authorities lifted the ban on Twitter. See http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/us-turkey-twitter-idUSBREA320E...The decision comes after the Turkish Constitutional Court spelled out that the ban violated freedom of expression and individual rights in Turkey. Read more » about Turkey: Twitter is Back Online
By Giancarlo Frosio • April 2, 2014 at 3:14 pm
We have recently reported on the ban of Twitter and Youtube by the Turkish Presidency of Telecommunications and Communication (TIB). The Turkish Constitutional Court has unanimously decided today that TIB's blocking of Twitter is unlawful and should be lifted as it violates freedom of expression and individual rights. Read more » about Turkish Constitutional Court Says that Twitter’s Ban Violates Freedom of Expression
