Keyword: privacy
Should the real estate industry self regulate on privacy? [NAR]
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A new Congress is in full swing here in Washington and policy agendas are shaping up for 2011. In the technology area, a perennial hot issue is privacy and data security. I recently attended the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee’s “State of the Net” conference; an annual must stop on every tech policy wonk’s conference circuit. Among the many issues ...
2011 in tech policy: predictions for what’s ahead
The 112th Congress was gaveled into session today. Seems like a good time to discuss what we can expect on the technology policy front in 2011. I went back and read my inaugural post on Agent Genius from last year setting out predictions for 2010. I was pretty good at nailing issues that were in the mix and talked about plenty ...
Psychologist weighs in on whether or not people want privacy
Do we or do we not want privacy? Benn Rosales wrote here on Agent Genius an article entitled, “Do we have a reasonable right to privacy using social media?” and it got me pondering on the issue of privacy. You should stop now and read Benn’s article, I’ll wait… the premise is that phones have the equivalent of an opt ...
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Do you know if your Facebook status updates are public?
Facebook has 99 problems… …and being private ain’t one. Facebook continues to make headlines due to security holes that let friends view your private chats to your privacy settings continually being reset to default to public meaning anyone can see anything you do ranging from status updates to your phone number and email to who your friends are. The reason ...
Federal Trade Commission Watching Your Privacy
FTC to Refocus Privacy Efforts So I’ve notice a good deal of discussion here on Agent Genius related to privacy. I thought I’d devote this post to how policymakers in Washington, particularly the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are viewing the topic and how the agency is starting to think about future regulation in the area. I attended what is to ...
Magic Tiger, Hidden Lesson – Social Media the Game Changer
Don’t expect any special effects. In my latest movie post, Magic Tiger, Hidden Lesson, I have stripped away all the karate-chopping, bamboo pole vaulting, freeze frame gizmodery that you might have been expecting. I hate to disappoint, so I’m letting you know now. Refunds are available at the front counter (please buy some popcorn first, you can’t return that). Conceptualized ...
Questions Over Privacy & Social Media- FTC All Over it With Maybes
To be fair, the FTC gets it In his opening remarks of the Federal Trade Commission Conference today, Chairman Jon Leibowitz of the FTC acknowledges, “these advances have created extraordinary benefits for consumers but also have tremendous implications for privacy. The computer cost of data collection seems to be approaching zero. Data storage costs are unbelievably low too.” It might ...
Do We Have a Reasonable Right to Privacy Using Social Media?
Old school first With the telephone we were given the ability to opt out of telephone books and information lines (1411) and also the ability to add ourselves to the ‘do not call list.’ We safeguarded our information by keeping private our social security numbers, as well as addresses to protect our identity, and our families. Fast forward Today, using ...
Google Bigger than the *.gov
Has Big Brother Privatized? Is it just me or does Google have its hand in every facet of our lives? It knows everything we search, everything we click once searched, time of use, and based on how we use it, it can more than likely deduce your race and more. People freak out (the left) at the idea of the ...
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