Wired's Threat Level provides a detailed look at the recently announced "Do-Not-Track" list to help Internet users block online advertisers from recording their browsing habits in support of targeted advertising. (For what its worth, Threat Level predicted this announcement a…
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AOL Announces “Do-Not-Track” List
Leading into this week's FTC town hall meeting addressing the growing concerns about Internet and search companies developing the means to track and profile users, AOL has announced plans to enable users to sign up for "do-not-track" lists similar to…
ISP Lunch Speaker Series
One of my duties at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School has been to organize our weekly lunch speaker series. Last week we welcomed Samir Chopra, a philosopher who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer…
San Francisco’s Wi-Fi Plan on November Ballot Proposal
Even while Earthlink seems to be stepping away from municipal wi-fi projects, San Francisco is introducing a non-binding ballot proposal to gauge citizen interest in blanketing the city in Google/Earthlink hotspots. Nathan Weinberg dug up a copy of the ballot…
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FTC to Host Town Hall to Examine Privacy Issues and Online Behavioral Advertising
In response to recent concerns about Internet and search companies developing the means to track and profile users based on psychological and behavioral traits, the FTC has announced plans to host a town hall meeting to "address the consumer protection…
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EarthLink to Stop New Municipal Wi-Fi Programs Citing Lack of Profit
Citing the absence of an acceptable return on investment, Earthlink announced that they are halting all new (and not-yet-completed) municipal wi-fi projects, which presumably includes the problematic San Francisco project (in partnership with Google). I have two initial reactions: First,…
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Lessig on Keen’s “The Cult of the Amateur”
Andrew Keen's new book, The Cult of the Amateur, attacks the rise of the “amateur” amid various Internet and Web 2.0 phenomena, and outlines the various harms — economic, social, cultural and political — these amateurs will inevitably cause. I…
Which ISPs Are Spying on You?
Wired has posted the results of their survey of the major ISPs regarding their tracking and data retention policies. I've created a table summarizing the results: How long do you retain records of the IP addresses assigned to customers? Do…
Clintons in Relationship with Privacy-Violating Info Broker
Hillary Clinton has been touted as the "privacy candidate" for the 2008 Presidential elections, which is certainly a good reason to consider voting for her (not my sole criterion, but one of the top 5). This recent NY Times story,…
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Digital Social Responsibility: Searching for Ethics on the Internet (June 7, NYC)
The Japan Society of New York is hosting a very interesting event titled "Digital Social Responsibility: Searching for Ethics on the Internet" on Thursday, June 7, 2007 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. This seminar will feature keynote speaker Craig Newmark,…
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