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House set to unplug broadband privacy rules
"The FCC is prohibited from proposing new similar privacy regulations, under the Congressional Review Act, if passed. "So now we have a gap," sai…
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Congress takes first step to overturn Internet privacy rules
"However, the FCC rules did establish that there is "a set of consumer expectations that were being met," said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the…
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Our Bots, Ourselves
"According to university law professors Woodrow Hartzog and Danielle Citron, “It is the first such complaint by the FTC that involved bots designed to acti…
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"Smart Cities" Are Too Smart for Your Privacy
No one wants to live in a “dumb” city. But I question whether anyone ought to want to live in a really smart city either. I’d prefer to just live in a smarter…
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Law Profs Say Government Has Power to Demand Companies Protect Consumer Data
"On Feb. 16, eight privacy and security law professors—Kenneth A. Bamberger, Woodrow Hartzog, Chris Jay Hoofnagle, William McGeveran, Deirdre K. Mulligan,…
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Amazon and Google Consider Turning Amazon and Google Consider Turning Smart Speakers Into Home Phones
"“We’re headed to a world of embedded sensors in everything, that measure everything, that see everything, that hear everything,” says Albert Gidari, direc…
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What Happens When the Computer That Keeps You Alive Can Also Put You In Jail?
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who focuses on emerging technologies, said that evidence from devices like pacemakers shouldn’t…
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Big data sellers fail to hide personal information, say funds
"But there is no overarching US privacy law to protect consumers, with standards set individually by different states, industries and even companies, accor…
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Apple’s Standoff with the FBI: Will Consumer Privacy Prevail?
"According to Jeffrey Vagle, a lecturer in law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and executive director of the school’s Center for Technology, I…
Can Americans Resist Surveillance?
Abstract This essay analyzes the ability of everyday Americans to resist and alter the conditions of government surveillance. Americans appear to have several…
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Does E-commerce Personalization Make All Consumers Vulnerable Consumers?
It is the first week of March, which in the U.S. means it is also National Consumer Protection Week. This coordinated annual effort encourages people to assert…
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White House Proposes Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
"Many people believe that technology companies have too much access to intimate details of people’s lives and that data collection is rampant, said Ryan Ca…