Tag Archives: privacy
Social Media Companies Object to Government Monitoring – Principled Concern or Commercial Hypocrisy
In response to the revelations about NSA monitoring, companies like Google have stepped up their efforts to protect the privacy of their users. Among other things, Google announced that they are encrypting all of their data to try to protect … Continue reading
Posted in privacy, social media
Tagged Facebook, FISA, Google, Microsoft, monitoring, NSA, privacy, Yahoo
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Monitoring via Mobile Devices’ Unconnected WiFi
I’ve written a lot about the amount of data we willingly disclose, and how to try to minimize it. A couple of recent articles caught my eye about the degree to which we shed information, even when we don’t mean … Continue reading
Posted in cybersecurity, mobile apps, privacy
Tagged Black Hat, CreepyDOL, MAC address, Mobile device, privacy, Renew, Wi-Fi, Wireless network
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Unintended Consequences of Online Tools
As I’ve noted before, you can share too much online. But a few recent stories about unintended uses of new online tools caught my eye to serve as a warning about the Law of Unintended Consequences. First, there’s this story … Continue reading
Posted in mobile apps, privacy, social media, Uncategorized
Tagged BodyMedia, cheating spouse, harassment, LinkedIn, M-Pesa, mobile apps, privacy, stalking
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The Hazards of Self-Service IT
Until the advent of peer-to-peer and cloud-based services, corporate systems were developed/acquired, deployed and managed by IT managers and sysadmins. Access to server-level resources (including large storage volumes) was tightly controlled, laptops and desktops were locked down, and even in … Continue reading
Posted in cloud, cybersecurity, privacy
Tagged cloud, e-discovery, privacy, security
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FTC Reports That Many Mobile Apps May Not Be COPPA Compliant
Originally posted February 17, 2012 On Feb. 16, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report titled, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures Are Disappointing,” in which the FTC criticized companies for failing to properly disclose to parents … Continue reading
You Can Disclose (and Know) Too Much – The Dark Side of Social Media
Originally posted April 1, 2011 There are a number of people out there who are warning us that there needs to be more awareness of how much information we’re disclosing via social networks. Some of them, like the now-shuttered PleaseRobMe.com, … Continue reading
Posted in privacy, social media
Tagged Facebook, personal life, privacy, Social media, Social network
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Feb 29, 2012 – Leap Day Review of Recent Developments in Privacy
Originally posted February 29, 2012 Given how busy the privacy world has been recently, we thought we’d take this “extra day” to catch up on some of the bigger recent developments: …. Available at http://www.sourcingspeak.com/2012/02/leap-day-review-of-recent-developments-in-privacy.html
Posted in cybersecurity, mobile apps, privacy
Tagged data security, mobile apps, privacy
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Transferring Data Outside the EEA – The Least Worst Solution
Published in The Journal of E-Commerce, Technology and Communications – February 2007, Volume 13, Issue 2, ISSN 1357 3128. Available at http://www.pillsburylaw.com/siteFiles/Publications/53016C2FC6DE909CB7B290880910B8AD.pdf
Nicholson on Technology 