Comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Federal Trade Commission
COPPA Rule Review, 16 CFR Part 312
Project No. P-104503
Submitted December 23, 2011
I. "Personal Information"
II. Definition of “Collects or Collection”
III. Confidentiality, Security and Integrity of Personal Information Collected from Children
IV. Data Retention and Deletion Requirements
V. Conclusion
The Top Half Dozen Most Significant Data Breaches in 2011
There are hundreds of ways that a consumer's personal information may be lost, stolen or exposed. An employee may lose a laptop, hackers may download credit card numbers or sensitive personal data may be accidentally exposed online.
The director of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Beth Givens, went head to head in last Sunday's San Diego Union-Tribune with Michael Robertson, a San Diego-based high-tech entrepreneur who founded MP3.com and Gizmo5 among other ventures. The topic was online privacy. Givens and Robertson each contributed op-ed pieces to the Dialog section of the Union-Tribune.
FTC Chairman Leibowitz to Give Update on FTC Efforts to Protect Consumer Privacy While Ensuring Businesses Can Continue to Innovate on the Internet
Major New Study to Be Released Debunking Industry Claims that Digital Data Collection Is Anonymous
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As the nation celebrates the achievements of American workers this Labor Day weekend, it’s hard to ignore the 13.9 million people who remain unemployed. Millions of Americans are searching for work, and have been for months. The weak job market means employers are being flooded with candidates.
A Top Privacy Issue of Our Time
Imagine you’re walking down the street and a stranger snaps your photo with his smartphone. He uses a facial recognition app and within minutes, he knows your name, age, where you were born, and your Social Security number. Think it’s a scene from the movie Minority Report? Think again.
It’s Possible
Comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the
HITECH Act
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
RIN: 0991-AB62
Submitted August 1, 2011
I. Background
II. General Statements
III. Responses to Requests for Comment
IV. Conclusion
A new 60-second radio ad airing in southern California is using fear tactics in an attempt to stop voters from signing ballot measure petitions. The ad purports that giving your name and address to petition campaigners amounts to an “identity theft starter kit.”
“The threat claimed in these ads is totally false. Social Security numbers are the keys to identity theft. And obviously those are not collected by petition gatherers,” states Beth Givens, director of Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
There has been much talk on internet privacy, collection and sale of user data, etc. But what about the collection, use and sale of a user’s location. Many applications provide warnings on download that the application may collect your location among other personal information, but we say OK, and download the app anyway. Is this a self inflicted wound or an abuse of our privacy? Can or should the wireless industry self regulate? Are we free to share our location or do we need help from Big Brother to protect us?