Privacy Implications of the Proposed National Health Information Network: Comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Comments Submitted by PrivacyActivism and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human and Services
January 18, 2005
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SB 362 Advances! A Huge Step Forward for Data Privacy in California
Good news, Californians! We're thrilled to announce that Senate Bill 362 (SB 362) - a landmark bill sponsored by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and authored by Senator Josh Becker - has successfully passed through the Senate! Read More
California Assembly Bill 793: A Bill to Protect Reproductive Privacy
We—with a group of organizations focused on civil liberties, privacy, reproductive justice, and LGBTQI rights—are proud to join a joint letter supporting California Read More
Tell the IRS that Allowing Tax Preparers to Sell Taxpayer Data to Marketers Is a Bad Idea
At tax time, like most people, you are concerned about the bottom line: Will I get a refund or will I have to pay? Privacy may never enter your mind, but perhaps it should.
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Federal Trade Commission Releases Details of Settlement Agreement with Equifax for 2017 Data Breach
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shared details of the $425 million settlement it reached with Equifax for its 2017 data breach exposing perso Read More
Eight Reasons to be Skeptical of a Technology Fix for Protecting Privacy: Presentation at the Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Annual Conference
Presentation by Beth Givens
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Annual Conference
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
[in the spirit of Jerry Mander's Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television]
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Why We Oppose California Proposition 69: DNA Samples. Collection. Database. Funding. Initiative Statute
Update Nov. 5: Unfortunately, Prop. 69 passed in the Nov. 2 Elections by a 62% to 38% margin.
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