Continuing discussion on mobile app privacy (NTIA)
I attended a recent discussion hosted by the NITA (dept of commerce) which is a continuing effort to develop a set of best practices for mobile app developers regarding the…
Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
I attended a recent discussion hosted by the NITA (dept of commerce) which is a continuing effort to develop a set of best practices for mobile app developers regarding the…
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As a follow-up to a previous PRG post from a couple of months ago (http://blogs.law.nyu.edu/privacyresearchgroup/2012/10/you-know-what-id-like-to-learn-whats-being-collected-about-me-too/), the FTC is now also investigating the role that data brokers play in the collection,…
Price discrimination is the practice by which firms offer differential prices to customers, often based on some observed characteristic. Examples include discounts to students, the elderly, loyalty program members, bulk…
Here's a story below from SANS NewsBites Vol. 14 Num. 94. A high school in Texas is RFID ing students as a means of funding. In addition to the unexpected use…
I came across a recent post regarding proctoring during online exams (http://www.technologyreview.com/news/506346/in-online-exams-big-brother-will-be-watching/). As you might imagine, teachers face a legitimate problem of being assured that students taking online classes are…
There's a story (http://www.securityprivacyandthelaw.com/admin/trackback/289911) about a lawsuit filed against the game company, Blizzard, which seeks class action status. It appears that the company is being sued for enabling two factor…
A recent circuit court ruling held that a company's 'computer crime' policy covered them for losses stemming from a data breach, despite the policy stating otherwise. In the world of…
I had occasion to visit the NYU law librarian recently. I was looking for information regarding WestLaw's search strategy for federal cases. In addition to being very helpul, Gretchen also…
From SANS Newsbites 14(82): --Senator Rockefeller Seeks Information About Data Brokers' Business Practices (October 10, 2012) US Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) has sent letters to nine data brokerage companies,…