David Matheson has posted an excellent essay on the blog*on*nymity research blog suggesting a merger of Nagel and Rawls into a theory of "the original privacy position": Perhaps we can make use of a privacy version of the Original Position;…
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Tracking Web Users with ClickTale
Fellow PhD student Alice Marwick blogs about TechCrunch's coverage of ClickTale, the latest in website surveillance tools: ClickTale shows you the full story: every mouse movement, every click and every scrolling action. By using ClickTale you will gain insights that…
San Francisco Investigates AT&T, but what about Google?
The City of San Francisco is investigating AT&T's alleged cooperation with the NSA wiretapping and considering possible "consequences" the company could face in its extensive municipal contracts if it is found violating the civil liberties of the city's citizens. Meanwhile,…
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USA Today: Data miners dig a little deeper
USA Today has an article on the depth and breadth of personal information mined by online service providers, such as Microsoft's Hotmail free e-mail service, in order to provide marketers with highly detailed consumer profiles: Data miners dig a little…
Anonymity in Cyberspace: Finding the Balance
Earlier this year, the International Association of IT Lawyers (IAITL) organized the First International Conference on Legal, Privacy and Security Issues in Information Technology in Hamburg, Germany. The conference covered a broad range of topics, such as electronic signatures, e-commerce,…
Google Responds to SanFran Wi-Fi Privacy Concerns
Google has responded to some of the privacy concerns with their proposed municipal wi-fi network for the city of San Francisco. In a letter [PDF] sent to the City, they defend requiring a Google Account to access the network, as…
NJ Librarian ensnared in privacy conflict
NorthJersey.com reports of a local librarian who told police they would need a subpoena before she would turn over the circulation records of a man who had allegedly made sexually threatening comments to a 12-year-old girl outside the library. The…
Template for News Stories on Government Data Gathering
Given the increased frequency of revelations about government data gathering and surveillance stories, Dan Solove has created a quick and easy template to help news outlets report on these stories: Under a top secret program initiated by the Bush Administration…
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Who Needs ChoicePoint when you have First Data
I used to work in the electronic payment processing industry, and was amazed at the amount of purchasing data that passed through our systems on a daily basis. My company was in a top 10 processor, with First Data Corp…
AT&T rewrites rules: Your data isn’t yours
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that AT&T has issued an updated privacy policy that appears to give them more latitude when it comes to sharing customers' personal data with government officials. In fact, it states outright that customers' personal data…
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