Privacy news feed
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Smart Phones are Changing Real World Privacy Settings
Science Blog – With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the smart phone is challenging traditional conceptions of privacy, especially in the public sphere….
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Canadians to get opt-out tool for history-tracking web ads
CBC News – Canadians who get creeped out by web ads that seem to know a little too much about their personal habits should have access in the coming months to an opt-out tool that will help fight the effect of so-called behavioural advertising. IAB Canada, a non-profit association representing the digital marketing and advertising industry, is currently in negotiations with the Digital Advertising Alliance in the U.S. to adopt its self-regulating program, which is already in place south of the border….
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FTC shifts its approach to protecting online privacy
The Hill – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made a major shift in its efforts to protect privacy online by focusing on any information that can “reasonably be connected to a device or a person,” according to an agency official. Maneesha Mithal, the associate director of the FTC’s privacy division, said the agency’s latest report on privacy moves away from previous rules and regulations that were focused on securing personally identifiable information such as names, Social Security numbers and addresses….