The Emperor's New Clothes: Privacy on the Internet in 1999
The following are the comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse for the May 1999 "Georgetown Internet Privacy Policy Survey." A similar survey was conducted in 1998 by the Federal Trade Commission. Survey results can be found at the web site of the study's director, Prof. Read More
Information Flows Workshop: Comments to the Federal Trade Commission
Information Flows: The Costs and Benefits to Consumers and Businesses of the Collection and Use of Consumer Information2
FTC File No. P034102
June 18, 2003
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Public Access to Electronic Case Files: Comments to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
The Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Court Administration Policy Staff
Attn: Privacy Comments, Suite 4-560
One Columbus Circle, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20544
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Bankruptcy, Public Records and Privacy: Comments to the U.S. Department of Justice
Comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and the Electronic Frontier Foundation to the U.S. Department of Justice
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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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A Review of the Fair Information Principles: The Foundation of Privacy Public Policy
In 1973 the U.S. Dept of Health Education and Welfare (HEW) to look at the impact of computerization on medical records privacy. The members wanted to develop policies that would allow the benefits of computerization to go forward, but at the same time provide safeguards for personal privacy.
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