March 16, 2006 – MichaelZimmer.org

AttentionTrust: Owning your Data

Posted by Michael Zimmeron March 16, 2006in Internet, Privacy2 Comments

I just joined AttentionTrust, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the basic rights of "attention owners." In short, they fight for the right of individuals to own and control the information about them that is aggregated from online activities. From…

Enforcing Privacy Policies; Strengthening Oversight

Posted by Michael Zimmeron March 16, 2006in Internet, Privacy1 Comment

Wired News is reporting that e-mail marketing giant Datran Media has agreed to a $1.1 million fine for knowingly buying marketing lists from companies with privacy policies that promised not to sell or transfer the lists to a third party.…