Laws

• US Constitution, Bill of Rights
  • First Amendment: Right of Association
  • Third Amendment: Prohibits quartering soldiers in your home
  • Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure
  • Firth Amendment: Self Incrimination
  • Ninth Amendment: Rights Retained by the People
• Bank Secrecy Act
• Can Spam Act
• Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
• Communications Act
• CALEA 1994
• Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
• Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992
• Privacy Rights of Satellite Subscribers 47 USC § 338(i)
• Customer Proprietary Network Information Section 222
• Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2003
• Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• Unauthorized Publication of Communications, Telecom Act Sec. 705
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 18 USC § 1030
• Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA)
  • Implementation Guidance White House
• Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
• Drivers Privacy Protection Act (18 USC § 2721)
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
• Electronic Funds Transfer Act 15 USC § 1693
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act (29 USC § 2001)
• Equal Credit Opportunity Act 15 USC § 1691
• Equal Employment Opportunity Act 42 USC § 2000e
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 20 USC § 1232g
• Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
• Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 USC § 1681
• Fair Housing Act 42 USC § 3604
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • "The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education ." "Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):"
• Federal Information Security Management Act
• Freedom of Information Act
• Foreign Intelligence Survelliance Act of 1978
• Gen'l Educational Provisions Act, Section 445
• Gramm-Leach Bliley, Title V (15 USC § 6801; 12 CFR § 40.18)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - Public Law 104-191; 45 CFR §164.502
• Patriot Act of 2001
• Privacy Act
  • eGov Act of 2002 (Privacy Impact Assessments) amending Privacy Act
  • Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 amending Privacy Act 5 USC 552a
• Privacy Protection Act
• Protection of Citizens' Privacy on Federal Web Sites, Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L. 106-554, December 21, 2000) SECTION 646,
• Real ID Act of 2005 Pub.L. 109-13, 119 Stat. 302, enacted May 11, 2005
• Rights to Financial Privacy Act 12 USC § 3401
• Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988
• Wiretap Act of 1968
• Video Privacy Protection Act 18 USC § 2710
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 12

Common Law Tort

• Restatement (Second) of Torts § 652
  • Intrusion Upon Seclusion
  • Appropriation of Name or Likeness
  • Publicity Given to Private Life
  • False Light

Regulatory Proceedings

NTIA Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy Docket . Comments Due 45+Days after Fed Reg

Press Release "U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the launch of an initiative designed to gather public input and review the nexus between privacy policy and innovation in the Internet economy. In addition, Locke also announced the formation of a Department of Commerce-wide Internet Policy Task Force to identify leading public policy and operational issues impacting the U.S. private sector's ability to realize the potential for economic growth and job creation through the Internet.

"Because of the vital role the Internet plays in driving innovation throughout the economy, the Department has made it a top priority to ensure that the Internet remains open for innovation while promoting an environment respectful of individual privacy expectations," Locke said. "In these difficult economic times, nothing is more important to American prosperity than jumpstarting our engine of innovation."

Through a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) published in the Federal Register, the Commerce Department is seeking public comment from all Internet stakeholders - commercial, academic and civil society sectors and citizens - on the impact of current privacy laws in the United States and around the world on the pace of innovation in the information economy. [Comments Due 45 Days After Fed Reg Publication]The Department seeks to understand whether current privacy laws serve consumer interests and fundamental democratic values.

The Internet Policy Task Force is exploring current privacy frameworks, and ways to address the challenges of the new Internet economy and society in a manner that preserves and enhances personal privacy protection.

The Task Force is comprised of staff members from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the International Trade Administration (ITA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), and will be coordinated through the Commerce Department's Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, which reports to the Secretary.

In addition to privacy and innovation, the Internet Policy Task Force will examine cyber security, online copyright protection and international barriers to moving data around the globe, and the ability of entrepreneurs, and small- and medium-sized businesses to expand their operations via the Internet.

On May 7, 2010, the Department will hold a public meeting to discuss stakeholder views and to further facilitate public discussion on privacy policy in the United States. After analyzing public comments in response to this NOI, the Department will issue a report contributing to the administration's domestic policy and international engagement on privacy.

Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security

Final Report of the Federal Trade Commission Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security
The FTC Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security voted to provide the Final Report to the Federal Trade Commission on May 15, 2000. Thirty-nine members voted to submit the report. One member did not submit a vote. 

"The Federal Trade Commission has established an Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission regarding implementation of certain fair information practices by domestic commercial Web sites. In particular, the Advisory Committee will address providing online consumers reasonable access to personal information collected from and about them and maintaining adequate security for that information."

• Comments Due by April 28, 2000.
• Advisory Committee Website
• Apr 28 Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security FTC 8 am - 4 pm.

Federal Activity

• OMB
  • OMB Memorandum 07-16, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information.
  • OMB Memorandum M-06-19, Reporting Incidents Involving Personally Identifiable Information and Incorporating the Cost for Security in Agency Information Technology Investments
  • OMB Memorandum M-06-16, Protection of Sensitive Agency Information
  • OMB Memorandum M-06-15, Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information
  • OMB Memorandum M-05-08, Designation of Senior Agency Officials for Privacy
  • OMB Memorandum M-04-04, E-Authentication Guidance for Federal Agencies
  • OMB Memorandum M-03-22, OMB Guidance for Implementing the Privacy Provisions of the E-Government Act of 2002
  • OMB Memorandum M-01-05, Guidance on Inter-agency Sharing of Personal Data – Protecting Personal Privacy
  • Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Guidance on Protecting Federal Employee Social Security Numbers and Combating Identity Theft, June 2007
  • Executive Memo M-00-13 Privacy Policies and Data Collection on Federal Web Sites June 22, 2000. Federal agencies required to
    • Post and comply with privacy policy
    • Presumption that cookies will not be used on federal sites; Only use cookies with clear notice and when certain conditions have been met.
    • Comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
  • M-99-18 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Privacy Policies on Federal Websites June 2, 1999
  • OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources
  • OMB Memorandum, July 2007, Common Risks Impeding the Adequate Protection of Government Information (developed jointly with DHS)
  • OMB Memorandum, September 20, 2006, Recommendations for Identity Theft Related Data Breach Notification
• FTC
  • A Preliminary FTC Staff Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers (December 1, 2010)
    • Text of the FTC Staff Report, and Concurring Statements of Commissioner Kovacic and Commissioner Rosch
    • FTC Privacy Report : Remarks of Chairman Jon Leibowitz as Prepared for Delivery
  • FTC Testifies on Behavioral Advertising, FTC 7/10/2008
  • Federal Regulators Seek Public Comment on Model Privacy Notice, FTC 3/21/2007
  • FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers’ Data, FTC 3/18/2005
  • Internet Service Provider Settles FTC Privacy Charges, FTC 3/11/2005
  • Privacy, Information Security Continue as Top FTC Priorities, FTC 10/29/2004
  • FTC to Host First of Two Workshop Sessions on "Technologies for Protecting Personal Information" on May 14, FTC 5/9/03
  • The FTC will unveil its initiative to promote a "Culture of Security" and introduce "Dewie," its Internet security mascot at the Privacy2002 conference., FTC 9/26/02
  • Popcorn Company Settles FTC Privacy Violation Charges, ftc 2/15/02
  • FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Available To Discuss Settlement of Alleged Violations of an Online Privacy Policy, FTC 1/18/02
  • FTC Commissioner Swindle to Discuss The Impact of The Patriot Act on Consumers' Privacy And Corporate Privacy Policies, FTC 11/27/01
  • Mar 31 FTC Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security 8am FTC.
  • FTC Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security, established in 1999
  • Mary J. Culnan, Ph.D., Privacy and the Top 100 Web Sites: Report to the Federal Trade Commission (Online Privacy Alliance, June 1999).
• NIST
  • Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), NIST Special Publication 800-122 April 2010
  • FIPS 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems.
  • NIST SP 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization
  • NIST SP 800-86, Guide to Integrating Forensic Techniques into Incident Response
  • NIST SP 800-63 Version 1.0.2, Electronic Authentication Guidelines
  • NIST SP 800-61 Revision 1, Computer Security Incident Handling Guide
  • NIST SP 800-60 Revision 1, Volume 1: Guide for Mapping Types of Information and Information Systems to Security Categories
  • NIST SP 800-53 Revision 3, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Organizations and Information Systems
  • NIST SP 800-47, Security Guide for Interconnecting Information Technology Systems
  • NIST SP 800-37 Revision 1, Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life Cycle Approach.
  • NIST SP 800-30, Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems
  • 2nd Draft Special Publications 800-73: Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification, NIST 3/9/2005
  • Commerce Secretary Announces New ID Standard for Federal Agencies, NIST 3/2/2005
• GAO
  • GAO Report 08-536, Privacy: Alternatives Exist for Enhancing Protection of Personally Identifiable Information, May 2008
  • Chief Information Officers: Responsibilities and Information Technology Governance at Leading Private-Sector Companies. GAO-05-986, GAO 10/14/2005
• The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Subcommittee on Biometrics, Announces Launch of www.biometrics.gov, OSTP 10/6/2006
• Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector EU 11/5/02
• House Subcommittee Schedules Information Privacy Hearing, Newsbytes 7/25/01
• Burns To FTC: Consider Online Privacy June 2000
• Sen. Orrin Hatch, “What is the best way to ensure online privacy? Let Industry Enact Privacy Measures,” Roll Call, March 27, 2000.
• Technology Administration "Bringing Biometrics Online: A Policy Panel Examining Critical Issues" Remarks by Bruce P. Mehlman Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy United States Department of Commerce
• United States Dep’t of Health, Education & Welfare, Records, Computers and the Rights of Citizens: Report of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Automated Personal Data Systems (July 1973)

Public Forums / Roundtables

• FTC Privacy Roundtables 2010
  • The Federal Trade Commission will host a series of day-long public roundtable discussions to explore the privacy challenges posed by the vast array of 21st century technology and business practices that collect and use consumer data. Such practices include social networking, cloud computing, online behavioral advertising, mobile marketing, and the collection and use of information by retailers, data brokers, third-party applications, and other diverse businesses. The goal of the roundtables is to determine how best to protect consumer privacy while supporting beneficial uses of the information and technological innovation.
• Dec 11-12 FTC Public Workshop to examine emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and the privacy, security, and consumer protection issues they raise.
• FTC Plans Workshop: The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues Nov 27, 2000 itaa
• Sep 19 NTIA Public Workshop to examine technoligical tools and developments that can enhance consumer privacy online.
• FTC to Hold Identity Theft Victim Assistance Workshop Aug 16, 2000 ftc
• Aug 22 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance Training Program for Website Operators. FTC.
• NTIA will host a public workshop on September 19 to examine technological tools and developments that can enhance consumer privacy online. NTIA and the Internet Education Foundation will simultaneously co-host a Technology Fair to demonstrate the use and capabilities of a broad array of online privacy technologies. [Media Advisory]
• 1997: "A second FTC workshop in June 1997 delved more deeply into these issues." [FTC]
• 1996: " In June 1996, the Commission conducted a two-day workshop to explore privacy concerns raised by the online collection of personal information, and the special concerns raised by the collection of personal information from children. The workshop considered an array of alternatives to address those concerns, including industry self-regulation, technology-based solutions, consumer and business education, and government regulation. A summary of the workshop testimony was published by the Commission in a December 1996 staff report entitled Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure. " [FTC]
• 1995: " In April 1995, staff held its first public workshop on privacy on the Internet, and in November of that year the Commission held hearings on online privacy as part of its extensive hearings on the implications of globalization and technological innovation for competition and consumer protection issues. " [FTC]

Hearings

• Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and NTIA July 14, 2011 The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology have scheduled a joint hearing on Thursday, July 14, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing is entitled "Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and NTIA." 
  • Background Memo
  • Witness List
  • The Honorable Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communication's Commission, Witness Testimony  ( Truth in Testimony Form )
  • The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Witness Testimony ( Truth in Testimony Form )
  • The Honorable Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information & Administrator, National Telecommunication and Information Administration, Witness Testimony ( Truth in Testimony Form )

• The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled “Do-Not-Track Legislation: Is Now the Right Time?” on Thursday, December 2, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. This hearing examined the feasibility of establishing a mechanism that provides Internet users a simple and universal method to opt-out from having their online activity tracked by data-gathering firms. Witnesses * Daniel J. Weitzner, Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Analysis and Development, Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce * David Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission * Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection, Consumer Federation of America * Joe Pasqua, Vice President of Research, Symantec Corporation * Joan Gillman, Executive Vice President and President, Media Sales, Time Warner Cable * Eben Moglen, Ph.D., Legal Advisor, Diaspora*, Professor of Law, Columbia University, Founding Director, Software Freedom Law Center * Daniel Castro, Senior Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
• US Senate Commerce Committee: Consumer Online Privacy July 27, 2010
• House Committee Judiciary "Online Privacy, Social Networking, and Crime Victimization" Wednesday 7/28/2010 - 2:00 p.m. 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
• Senate Judiciary Committee: "Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace" Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security Nov 9, 2009
• Senate Judiciary Committee "Health IT: Protecting Americans' Privacy in the Digital Age" Senate Judiciary Committee January 27, 2009 Full Committee
• Senate Commerce Committee Hearing: Broadband Providers and Consumer Privacy Sept 25, 2008
• Commerce Committee Reschedules Hearing to Explore Privacy Implications of Online Advertising, Senate 6/30/2008
• Commerce Committee to Explore Privacy Implications of Online Advertising, Senate 6/13/2008
• Apr 25 9:30 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings on S.2201, to protect the online privacy of individuals who use the Internet. SR-253, Senate 4/24/02
• Oct 3 House Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee To hold hearings on internet privacy issues. SR-253 9:30 a.m.
• House Judiciary Thursday, September 14 Subcommittee on the Constitution 9:00 a.m. in 2237 Rayburn House Office Building Mark up of: H.R. 5018, the "Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000"; H.R. 4908, the "Notice of Electronic Monitoring Act."
• Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Privacy July 10, 2001 Press Release
• Prepared Statement of the FTC "Online Profiling: Benefits and Concerns" Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation US Senate June 13, 2000
• Jun 13 Sen Commerce Committee Hearing on Internet Privacy. 253 RSOB.
• Senate Commerce Committee Internet Privacy  The purpose of the hearing will be to review the practices of Internet network advertisers and steps that can be taken to improve consumers' privacy online.  The tentative date of the hearing is June 13 in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.  Ms. Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, is expected to testify.  The complete witness list will be announced at a later time.May 19 Sen Comm Govt Affairs: Phony IDs and Credentials on the Internet  9:30 a.m.  Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations  [Real Audio]
• May 18 House Judiciary Subcomm on Courts 10:00 a.m. in 2237 RHOB Oversight hearing on "Privacy and Electronic Communications."
• May 15 House Govt Reform Comm 2:00 p.m.  -  2154 Govt Management, Information, and Technology Subcomm Hrng on "Legislative Hearing to Establish the Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection"
• May 17 Sen Judiciary Comm hearing 10:00 a.m. in 226 SDOB on "Internet Security and Privacy."
• Statement of Orrin G. Hatch Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, “Privacy in the Digital Age: Discussion of Issues Surrounding the Internet,” (Apr. 21, 1999)

Reports

• DHS Privacy Office, Report to the Public on Events Surrounding jetBlue Data Transfer (Feb. 20, 2004)
  • A potential privacy violation involving the Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") (at the time, a division of the Department of Transportation, now a component of the Department of Homeland Security), was brought to the attention of this office in September 2003. The potential privacy violation involved the transfer of Passenger Name Records ("PNR") from jetBlue Airways to the Department of Defense, a transfer that occurred with some involvement by TSA personnel. While the incidents in question occurred during 2001 and 2002, preceding the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the matter raises serious concerns about the proper handling of personally identifiable information by government employees now within the Department of Homeland Security. Accordingly, the Privacy Office conducted an investigation of the facts surrounding the transfer of data
• See Online Profiling
• Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (May 2000)
• Self Regulation and Privacy Online: A FTC Report to Congress (7/99)
• Online Privacy: A Report to Congress (6/98)

Caselaw

• See ECPA Caselaw
• Supnick v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. C00-0221P (W.D. Wash.)
• In re Doubleclick Inc. Privacy Litigation , 154 F.Supp.2d 487, 511-12 (SDNY 2001)
  • Agreement at www.oag.state.ny.us
  • Double Click Ad Cookie Opt Out
• Chance v. Avenue A, Inc., 165 F.Supp.2d 1153 (W.D.Wash.2001).
• In re Intuit Privacy Litigation, 138 F.Supp.2d 1272 (C.D.Cal.2001)
• In re RealNetworks, Inc. Privacy Litigation, 2000 WL 631641 (N.D. Ill. 2000) (sent to arbitration)
• McMann v. Doe (AR Super Ct Jan 18, 2007) [Anonymous posting, privacy] (plaintiff's case must be able to survive motion for summary judgment before court will order identity of defendant revealed, Court adopts Cahill Rule). See Public Citizen

Windows XP

• Privacy Groups To Petition U.S. Over XP, Newsfactor 7/27/01
• EPIC To Protest Passport Bundling With XP, ITWorld 7/25/01
• Senator Demands Changes in Microsoft's Windows XP, Washtech 7/25/01
• Ballmer talks .Net; McNealy scoffs, CNET 7/24/01
• Senator calls for Investigation of Windows XP, NWFusion 7/24/01
• Senate to hold new Microsoft hearings, USAToday 7/24/01

• Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security (Yale University Press 2011)
• Lorrie Faith Cranor, Web Privacy with P3P (2002)
• Public Policy and the Internet : Privacy, Taxes, and Contract (Hoover Institution Press Publication, 481.) by Nicholas Imparato (Editor)
• Computer and Internet Use on Campus: A Legal Guide to Issues of Intellectual Property, Free Speech, and Privacy by Constance S. Hawke
• Internet Privacy for Dummies (For Dummies) by John Levine, Ray Everett-Church, Gregg Stebben
• Technology and Privacy by Philip E. Agre (Editor), Marc Rotenberg (Editor)
• Privacy in the Information Age by Fred H. Cate, Michael H. Armacost
• None of Your Business : World Data Flows, Electronic Commerce, & the European Privacy Directive by Peter P. Swire, et al
• The Privacy Law Sourcebook 1999: United States Law, International Law, and Recent Developments by Marc Rotenberg
• Ben Franklin's Web Site : Privacy and Curiosity from Plymouth Rock to the Internet by Robert Ellis Smith, Sangram Majumdar (Illustrator) 
• Database Nation : The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century by Simson Garfinkel, Deborah Russell
• The End of Privacy : How Total Surveillance Is Becoming a Reality by Reg Whitaker, Reginald Whitaker
• The Unwanted Gaze : The Destruction of Privacy in America by Jeffrey Rosen
• The Hundredth Window: Protecting Your Privacy and Security in the Age of the Internet by Charles Jennings, et al
• Who Knows: Safeguarding Your Privacy in a Networked World by Ann Cavoukian, Don Tapscott (Contributor)
• Who Owns Information? : From Privacy to Public Access by Anne Wells Branscomb
• Your Right to Privacy : A Basic Guide to Legal Rights in an Information Society (An American Civil Liberties Union Handbook) by Evan Hendricks, et al
• Privacy and Human Rights 2001: An International Survey of Privacy Laws and Developments (EPIC 2001) [ EPIC Bookstore ]
• ROBERT ELLIS SMITH, BEN FRANKLIN’S WEB SITE: PRIVACY AND CURIOSITY FROM PLYMOUTH ROCK TO THE INTERNET 12 (2000).

Links

• Privacy Seal Programs
• BBBOnline Privacy Seal Program
• BetterWeb Seal Program
• eTrust .
• OPA Guidelines
• DMA

• Americans for Computer Privacy
• CDT's Privacy Issues Page .
• Center Digital Democracy Privacy Page
• Consumer Privacy Guide
• Cole Raywid & Braverman: Privacy Notices Required for Internet Sites.
• Consumers Union
• CMU Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information and Privacy
• EFF Internet Privacy
• European Commission Legal Advisory Board Data Protection (Privacy)
• Electronic Privacy Information Center: Internet Policy Analysis
• SURFER BEWARE: PERSONAL PRIVACY AND THE INTERNET June 1997 Electronic Privacy Information Center Washington, DC
• FTC Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security
• FTC Consumer Information Privacy Forum .
• FTC ID Theft Website
• FTC Privacy Page
• FTC Safe Harbor Program
• Global Internet Freedom Consortium
• International Association of Privacy Officers
• Information Technology Industry Council: Privacy
• Internet Privacy Conservation Council
• Internet Privacy Coalition .
• Internet Privacy Home Page (Prof. Peter Swire)
• ITU SPU newslog on privacy issues
• Network Advertising Initiative
• NTIA Department of Commerce Privacy Issues Page
• NYAG, Protecting Your Privacy Online
• Online Privacy Alliance
• Opennet Initiative
• Options for Promoting Privacy on the National Information Infrastructure, Draft for Public Comment, Information Policy Committee, National Information Infrastructure Task Force April 1997
• Peacefire
  • Circumventor
• Peter Swire Privacy Homepage
• Privacy.org the site for news, information, and action
• Privacy International .
• Privacy and Self-Regulation in the Information Age, US Department of Commerce
• Privacylaw.net
• Privacy Tool Box
• Protecting Your Privacy When You Go Online .
• Public Citizen:
  • Right to Speak Anonymously
  • Right to Read Anonymously
• Senator Rockefeller:  Hot Issues: Internet Privacy Bill
• W3C The Platform for Privacy Preferences 1.0 (P3P1.0) Specification W3C Recommendation 16 April 2002

Timeline

• 2011:
• Apple Geolocation Tracking
  
• 2010:
  • Google Spyfi
  • Google Buzz released
  • FTC holds COPPA Rule Review Roundtable
  • FTC calls for Do Not Track
• 2009:
  • FTC releases: Self-Regulatory PRinciples for Online Behavior Advertsing: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology
  • FTC releases: Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids about Being Online
• 2008:
  • Future of Privacy Forum established
  • FTC releases: Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade: A Report by the Staff of the FTC
• 2007:
  • FTC releases: Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions: A Staff Report by the FTC's Division of Marketing Practices
  • FTC releases Implementing the COPPA: A FTC Report to Congress
  • FTC co-chairs Presidents ID Theft Task Force with DOJ and issues Strategic Plan
• 2006:
  • FTC First adware case: In the Matter of Zango
  • FTC releases: Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues: A FTC Staff Workshop Report
  • FTC sponsors workshop: Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-ade
• 2005:
  • FTC Releases: Spyware Workshop: Monitoring Software on your Personal Computer: Spyware, Adware, and other Software: Report of the FTC Staff
  • FTC Launches onguardonline.gov
• 2004:
  • Facebook launched
  • Can Spam Act rules go into effect
  • FTC's first spyware case: FTC v Seismic Entertainment
  • FTC releases: The Can Spam Act of 2003: National Do Not Email Registry: A FTC Report to Congress
• 2003:
  • National Do Not Call Registry goes into effect
  • FTC Workshop: Technologies for Protecting Personal Information; Spam Forum; and Costs and Benefits Related to the Collection and Use of Consumer Information
• 2002:
  • FTC workshop: Consumer Information Security Workshop
  • FTC releases report: Public Workshop: The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues
• 2001: COPPA Safe Harbors begin
• 2000:
  • FCC recommends to Congress that businesses comply with FIPP
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals founded
  • COPPA rules go into effect
  • First COPPA enforcement case
  • FTC releases Online Profiling: A FTC Report to Congress
  • FTC releases Privacy Online: Fair Information Practices in the Electronic Marketplace: a FTC Report to Congress
  • FTC Workshop: The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues
• 1999:
  • FTC v Geocities (reportedly first FTC enforcement action for online privacy, FTC alledged that Geocities engaged in deceptive practices with regard to its privacy policy and the use of information collected).
  • FTC releases Self-Regulation and Privacy Online: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress
  • FTC Workshop: Online Profiling
  • FTC Launches ID Theft Website
• 1998:
  • Children's Online Privacy Protection Act COPPA
  • FTC Issues Privacy Online: a Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress
• 1997: First Spam enforcement case brought by FTC
• 1996: First FTC Staff Workshop on Privacy on the Internet: Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure [FTC]
• 1973: the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) developed the Code of Fair Information Practices
• 1970: Fair Credit Reporting Act enacted

Papers

• USG
  • USDOJ Privacy Design Principles for an Integrated Justice System  Working Paper  April 5, 2000
  • US CERT
    • How Anonymous Are You?
    • Protecting Your Privacy
    • Understanding Encryption
    • Effectively Erasing Files
    • Supplementing Passwords
• Lorrie Faith Cranor
  • L. Cranor, P. Guduru, and M. Arjula. User Interfaces for Privacy Agents. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, June 2006, pp. 135-178.
  • I Didn't Buy it for Myself , in Designing Personalized User Experiences in eCommerce , 2004
  • The role of privacy advocates and data protection authorities in the design and deployment of the platform for privacy preferences CFP 2002
  • The P3P Protocol Standardizes Online Privacy Statements Jan 2002
  • Lorrie Faith Cranor. Web Privacy with P3P. O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, California, September 2002.
  • Privacy in e-commerce: examining user scenarios and privacy preferences ACM 1999
  • Lorrie Faith Cranor, et al., Beyond Concern: Understanding Net Users’ Attitudes about Online Privacy (AT&T Apr. 14, 1999).
  • Lorrie Faith Cranor and Joseph M. Reagle. Designing a Social Protocol: Lessons Learned from the Platform for Privacy Preferences. World WideWeb Consortium, Note NOTE-TPRC-970930, November 1997.
• CSTB, NAS
  • Whither Biometrics?
  • Toward Better Usability, Security, and Privacy of Information Technology: Report of a Workshop, 2010
  • Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National Goals
  • Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age 2007
  • Summary of a Workshop on the Technology, Policy, and Cultural Dimensions of Biometric Systems 2006
  • Who Goes There?: Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy 2003
• Daniel Solove
  • 'I've Got Nothing to Hide' and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy , San Diego Law Review, Vol. 44, 2007
  • A Taxonomy of Privacy, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 154, No. 3, p. 477, January 2006.
• Peter Swire
  • The Internet and the Future of Consumer Protection, at *8, (July 24, 2006).
  • " Privacy and Information Sharing in the War on Terrorism, " 51 Villanova L. Rev. 260 (2006)
  • " Introductory Essay for "Privacy Law Year in Review, 2005-2006 " I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society (2007).
• Dongseok Jang, Ranjit Jhala, Sorin Lerner, Hovav Shacham, An Empirical Study of Privacy-Violating Information Flows in JavaScript Web Applications Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering University of California, San Diego, USA
• Daniel Castro, Stricter Privacy Regulation for Online Advertising Will Harm the Free Internet, ITIF Sept 2010
  • The Cost of Privacy: A Debate on the Impact of Privacy Laws on Health IT Adoption, ITIF Event June 2009
• Andrew B. Serwin, The Federal Trade Commission and Privacy: Defining Enforcement and Encouraging the Adoption of Best Practices, SSRN, Dec. 31, 2010
• ACKERMAN, M. S., CRANOR, L. F., AND REAGLE, J. Privacy in e-commerce: examining user scenarios and privacy preferences. In Proceedings of the 1st ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce (November 1999).
• ANTON, A. I., EARP, J. B., AND YOUNG, J. D. How Internet users' privacy concerns have evolved since 2002. Tech. Rep. Computer Science Technical Report TR-2009-16, North Carolina State, 2009.
• Marjory S. Blumenthal, Georgetown University , Is Security Lost in the Clouds? , TPRC 2010
• Janice Tsai , California Council on Science and Technololgy , Privacy and the Smart Grid: A Policymaking Case Study , TPRC 2010
• Aleecia M. McDonald, Carnegie Mellon , Lorrie Faith Cranor, Carnegie Mellon, Beliefs and Behaviors: Internet Users' Understanding of Behavioral Advertising TPRC 2010
• Trent Adams, Internet Society, Kevin Bauer, University of Colorado, Dirk Grunwald, University of Colorado, Asa Hardcastle, OpenLiberty.org, Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado Automated Tracking of Online Service Policies TPRC 2010
• Jesse Sowell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Mixed Context and Privacy TPRC 2010
• Dirk Grunwald, University of Colorado , Aaron Beach, University of Colorado , Kevin Bauer, University of Colorado , Qin Lv, University of Colorado , Doug Sicker, University of Colorado The Risks and Regulation of Location TPRC 2010
• Marwick, Alice E., Murgia-Diaz, Diego and Palfrey, John G., Youth, Privacy and Reputation (Literature Review). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2010-5; Harvard Public Law Working Paper No. 10-29.
• McIntyre, Joshua J., The Number is Me: Why Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses Should Be Protected as Personally Identifiable Information (August 15, 2010). DePaul Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 3, 2011.
• King, Kevin F., Personal Jurisdiction, Internet Commerce, and Privacy: The Pervasive Legal Consequences of Modern Geolocation Technologies (June 8, 2010). Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology, Forthcoming.
• Jon Peterson, Hannes Tschofenigy, Bernard Abobaz, Karen Solins, The Role of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in Improving Privacy on the Internet, W3C 2010
• Who Benifits from Online Privacy? - Vincent Conitzer, Curtis Taylor, Liad Wagman: Duke University TPRC 2009
• B. Krishnamurthy and C. Wills, Privacy Difusion on the Web: A Longitudinal Perspective," in Proceedings of the 18th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW 2009), pp. 541{541, April 2009
• Richard Barnes, Matthew Lepinski, Alissa Cooper, John Morris, Hannes Tschofenig, and Henning Schulzrinne. An Architecture for Location and Location Privacy in Internet Applications. Internet Draft, July 2009.
• House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee On Telecommunications and the Internet. Hearing on "What Your Broadband Provider Knows About Your Web Use: Deep Packet Inspection and Communications Laws and Policies", July 2008.
• Does Law Matter? Informational Privacy and Online Compliance in Israeli Websites  - Michael Birnhack, Tel Aviv University, Niva Elkin-Koren, Haifa University TPRC 2009
• Julie E. Cohen. Structural Rights in Privacy. University of Chicago Law Review, 75(1), 2008.
• Neil M. Richards & Daniel J. Solove, Privacy’s Other Path: Recovering the Law of Confidentiality, 96 GEO. L. J. 125 (2007)
• Ian Goldberg Ge Zhong and Urs Hengartner. Louis, Lester and Pierre: Three Protocols for Location Privacy. In Proc. Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium, 2007
• Andrew Daviel, Felix A. Kagi, and Martin Kofahl. Geographic Extensions for HTTP Trans actions. Internet Draft draft-daviel-http-geo-header-05, December 2007.
• Irene Pollach, What's wrong with online privacy policies? , CACM September 2007, 50(9): 103-108.
• Daniel J. Solove and Chris Jay Hoofnagle , A Model Regime of Privacy Protection (Version 2.0), SSRN 4/8/2005
• Elbert Lin , Prioritizing Privacy: A Constitutional Response to the Internet, SSRN 2/25/2005
• Jeng-Chung (Victor) Chen, Jeng-Her (Alex) Chen, Will an International Internet Privacy Framework Work?, TPRC 10/2/2004
• Seth Richard Lesser, Internet Privacy Litigation And The Current Normative Rules of Internet Privacy Protection CDT
• Jorge R. Cuellar, John B. Morris, Deirdre K. Mulligan, Jon Peterson, and James M. Polk. Geopriv Requirements. Internet RFC 3693, February 2004.
• Michelle Engelhardt Danley, Deirdre K. Mulligan, John B. Morris, and Jon Peterson. Threat Analysis of the Geopriv Protocol. Internet RFC 3694, February 2004
• 2003
  • Julie E. Cohen, DRM and Privacy, 18 BERKELEY TECH. L.J. 575 (2003)
  • David J. Phillips , Contextualizing Online Identity: Paradigms and Practices, TPRC 9/13/03
  • Jim Basney, William Yurcik, Rafael Bonilla, Adam Slagell , Credential Wallets: A Classification of Credential Repositories Highlighting MyProxy, TPRC 9/13/03
  • Paula Bruening, Alan Davidson, Ari Schwartz , Privacy Principles for Authentication Systems, TPRC 9/13/03
  • Douglas C. Sicker , Role Based Authorization as a Tool for Privacy and Anonymity, TPRC 9/13/03
  • Trevor Moores and Gurpeet Dhillon, Do privacy seals in e-commerce really work? CACM, December 2003, pp. 265-271.
  • Paul Schwartz, German and U.S. Telecommunications Privacy Law: Legal Regulation of Domestic Law Enforcement Surveillance, SSRN 9/12/03
  • Mississippi School District Uses Webcams, Mercury 8/14/03
  • Privacy - Two Episodes: Princess Diana's Death and Les Editions Vice-Versa Inc. v. Aubry, IJCLP 1/21/03
• 2002
  • Can User Agents Accurately Represent Privacy Notices?, TPRC 9/18/02
  • Froomkin, The Uneasy Case for National ID Cards as a Means to Enhance Privacy, TPRC 9/18/02
  • Principles and Regulations About Online Privacy: "Implementation Divide" and Misunderstandings in the European Union, TPRC 9/18/02
  • Benjamin E. Bratman, Brandeis and Warren’s The Right to Privacy And the Birth of the Right to Privacy, 69 Tenn. L. Rev. 623 n. 10 (2002), available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1334296
  • Bennet, Technology, Geography, Economics, and Regulation: Factors Affecting Surveillance and Privacy in the Implementation of Wireless 9-1-1, TPRC 9/18/02
  • Zionic, Authentication Monopoly in the Making? The Question of Privacy, TPRC 9/18/02
• 2001
  • Marc Rotenberg, Fair Information Practices and the Architecture of Privacy (What Larry Doesn’t Get), 2001 STAN. TECH. L. REV. 1, ¶¶ 80–90 (2001)
  • Chris Shaw, Cookies and the Internet: A Bad Batch? Georgia State University College of Law, Law & the Internet, Professor Patrick Wiseman Fall 2001
  • David M. Kristol. HTTP Cookies: Standards, Privacy, and Politics. ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, 1(2):151{198, November 2001
  • Marc S. Roth, Beware of Cookies: Do Marketers That Track a User's Online Activities Threaten Privacy?, 23 Nat'l L.J. (August 20, 2001)
• 2000
  • Paul M. Schwartz, Beyond Lessig’s Code for Internet Privacy: Cyberspace Filters, Privacy Control, and Fair Information Practices, 2000 WIS. L. REV. 743
  • P. Resnick and L. Cranor. Protocols for Automated Negotiations with Buyer Anonymity and Seller Reputations . (2000). Netnomics 2(1):1-23.
  • CFO - The End of Business, Data Concerns (“You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.” Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNeally)
• Michael deCourcy Hinds, Protecting Our Rights: What Goes on the Internet? (Nat’l Issues Forums 1999).
• Jerry Berman & Deirdre Mulligan, Privacy in the Digital Age: Work in Progress, 23 Nova L. Rev. 13 (1998).
• Jerry Kang, Information Privacy iin Cyberspace Transactions, Stanford Law Review, Vol. 50, p. 1193-1294, 1998
• Ronald Plesser, Limiting Private Rights of Action In Privacy Legislation CDT
• CDT Communications Privacy in the Digital Age June 1997
• Kristol, D. and Montulli, L., IETF RFC 2109, "HTTP State Management Mechanism"
• William Prosser, Privacy, 48 CAL. L. REV. 383 (1960).
• Samuel Warren & Louis Brandeis, The Right To Privacy, 4 HARV. L. REV. 193 (1890)
• Christena Nippert-Eng, Privacy in the United States: Some Implications for Design , International Journal of Design, 1(2), 1-10.
• Irwin Altman. Privacy Regulation: Culturally Universal or Culturally Specic? Journal of Social Issues, 33(3):66{84, 1977.
• Dan Burk, Privacy and Property in the Global Datasphere, SSRN 5/6/2005
• Privacy as Property
  • Developments in the Law—The Law of Cyberspace, 112 HARV. L. REV. 1574, 1634–49 (1999);
  • Patricia Mell, Seeking Shade in a Land of Perpetual Sunlight: Privacy as Property in the Electronic Wilderness, 11 BERKELEY TECH. L.J. 1, 26–41 (1996);
  • Richard S. Murphy, Property Rights in Personal Information: An Economic Defense of Privacy, 84 GEO. L.J. 2381, 2383 (1996);
  • Kenneth C. Laudon, Markets and Privacy, COMM. OF THE ACM, Sept. 1996, at 92.
  • Mark A. Lemley, Private Property, 52 STAN. L. REV. 1545 (2000)
  • Pamela Samuelson, Privacy as Intellectual Property?, 52 STAN. L. REV. 1125 (2000)
• Data Security
  • Michael D. Scott, "The FTC, the Unfairness Doctrine, and Data Security Breach Litigation: Has the Commission Gone Too Far?" 60 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW REVIEW (Winter 2008)
  • Michael D. Scott, "Data Security Breaches, Where Are the Losses?" 9 E-COMMERCE LAW REP. 2 (July 2007)

Course Syllabi

• Lorrie Cranor CMU Privacy Policy, Law, and Technology

News

• Remarks to the Joint Center Forum on Privacy, Verizon 8/10/2011
• Encrypt the Web with HTTPS Everywhere, EFF 8/5/2011
• South Korea regulator fines Apple over collection of iPhone user information, Globe and Mail 8/3/2011
• Apple fined $2,800 for location tracking, CNET 8/3/2011
• 'Big Three' Weigh in on Online Privacy: FTC, FCC and NTIA Testify at Privacy Hearing, Telecom Law Monitor 7/26/2011
• The What and Why of NIST's Privacy Appendix, Daily Dashboard 7/26/2011
• Bono Mack Introduces Legislation to Protect Consumers From Data Theft, House Commerce 7/20/2011
• Lawmakers Say Children First in Online Privacy, Daily Dashboard 7/20/2011
• U.S. Senator seeks Murdoch investigation, CNET 7/15/2011
• FBI investigating News Corp. over 9/11 claims, CNET 7/15/2011
• FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers' Privacy, FTC 7/15/2011
• NTIA Testimony on Internet Privacy, NTIA 7/15/2011
• Subcommittees Launch Comprehensive Review of Internet Privacy, House Commerce 7/15/2011
• Privacy and Data Security: Protecting Consumers in the Modern World, Senate Commerce 7/8/2011
• EFF Urges Senators to Recognize Need for Updated Privacy Laws, EFF 7/8/2011
• Has Dropbox set the stage for a privacy revolution?, Gigaom 7/8/2011
• Consumer Confidence in Internet Marketplace Depends on Privacy Protections FTC Tells Senate Commerce Committee, FTC 7/5/2011
• FPF Issues Statement on FCC & FTC Location Based Services Forum:, FPF 7/5/2011
• Facebook Rolls Out Facial Recognition Feature, NPR 6/15/2011
• NOI National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace NSTIC, NIST 6/9/2011
• Facebook 'Face Recognition' Feature Draws Privacy Scrutiny, NYT 6/9/2011
• Facebook facial recognition prompts EU privacy probe, CNET 6/9/2011
• NIST NOI National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace NSTIC, CT 6/9/2011
• 'Do Not Track' Privacy Tools Mostly Ignored By Users, Huffpo 5/25/2011
• One Year After Wi-Spy, Policymakers Demand Answers From Google on Potential Lawbreaking, Huffpo 5/25/2011
• Do Not Track -- Now on Firefox Mobile!, Do Not Track 5/25/2011
• Senate bill would require warrant for e-mail, cloud searches, Ars Technica 5/20/2011
• Do Not Track for Kids Act: Good Idea Raises Real Challenges, CDT 5/16/2011
• Sen. Rockefeller to introduce online do-not-track bill, CW 5/9/2011
• Congressmen Release 'Do Not Track Kids' Bill, Huffpo 5/9/2011
• California to Consider Do Not Track Legislation, Freedom to Tinker 5/6/2011
• Digital Privacy and Your Smartphone, Citizen's Media 5/6/2011
• How to avoid sharing personal info online, CNET 5/6/2011
• David Baumer, Julia B. Earp, J.C. Poindexter, Internet Privacy Law: A Comparison between the United States and the European Union, SSRN 4/28/2011
• PSN breach exposes records for millions (roundup), CNET 4/28/2011
• 'HTTPS Now' Campaign Urges Users to Take an Active Role in Protecting Internet Security, EFF 4/25/2011
• Federal Privacy Enforcement Update: SEC Fines Executives for Privacy and Security Violations, Info Law Group 4/14/2011
• USTelecom Statement on Stearns Matheson Privacy Bill, USTelecom 4/14/2011
• Legislation Would Let You Opt Out of Online Web Tracking, Wired 4/14/2011
• AT&T on Kerry-McCain Privacy Bill, AT&T 4/14/2011
• USTelecom Statement on Kerry-McCain Privacy Bill, USTelecom 4/14/2011
• Not anonymous: attack reveals BitTorrent users on Tor network, Ars Technica 4/14/2011
• EPIC, Privacy Groups File Objection to Proposed Google Buzz Settlement, EPIC 4/4/2011
• Google agrees to new privacy rules as part of Buzz settlement, Ars Technica 4/4/2011
• John Soma, Melodi Mosley Gates, & Michael Smith, Bit-wise But Privacy Foolish: Smarter Emassagin Technologies Call for a Return to Core Privacy Principles, Alb. L.J. Sci & Tech. 3/25/2011
• Daniel Solove, Paul Schwartz, Privacy Law Fundamentals, GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 542 3/25/2011
• Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the State of Online Consumer Privacy, Info Law 3/17/2011
• Congress Should Reject Privacy-Killing Do Not Track Mandate, Tech Lib Front 3/17/2011
• AT&T To Send Text Ads To Phones Based On Location, Huff 3/2/2011
• Do Not Track FTC Comment: What It Means, How to Enforce It, and More, Center for Internet and Society 2/25/2011
• Why Google Stopped Collecting Last 4-Digits of Kids' Social Security Numbers, Huff 2/23/2011
• Court confirms: IP addresses aren't people (and P2P lawyers know it), Ars Technica 2/16/2011
• Sens. Schumer, Nelson propose bill to protect airport body scan images, CW 2/9/2011
• Senate Amendment Could End "Digital Strip Searches", EPIC 2/9/2011
• EFF Urges Commerce Department to Embrace 'Do Not Track', EFF 2/3/2011
• Department of Commerce Comments, Future of Privacy 1/31/2011
• Celebrating Data Privacy Day, Google 1/31/2011
• Privacy in a Mobilized World, AT&T 1/31/2011
• Privacy & Innovation: A Data Privacy Day Reflection, Center for Internet and Society 1/31/2011
• The Technology of Privacy: When Geeks Meet Wonks, Google 1/19/2011
• Americans Say 'No Thanks' To Online Tracking, Huff 12/22/2010
• Commerce Dept. Urges Online Privacy Bill Of Rights, NPR 12/17/2010
• Commerce Dept. suggests new privacy regulations, CNET 12/17/2010
• A Call for a Federal Office to Guide Online Privacy, NYT 12/17/2010
• The Department of Commerce explores privacy, Google 12/17/2010
• Internet Policy Task Force Green Paper, NTIA 12/17/2010
• Statement by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Department of Commerce's Green Paper on Consumer Privacy, FTC 12/17/2010
• FPF Statement on Department of Commerce Privacy Report, Future of Privacy 12/17/2010
• I See Consensus, People, AT&T 12/17/2010
• Conn. AG wants Google's Wi-Fi Street View data, CNET 12/13/2010
• Are Airport Scanners Safe?, NPR 11/22/2010
• Senior Democrats rebuke TSA over screening rules, CNET 11/22/2010
• Stand Up Against TSA's Invasive Security Procedures, EFF 11/22/2010
• We Need an Official To Guard Our Privacy, Future of Privacy 11/22/2010
• An Internet Self-Regulation Tool for Consumer Privacy, Nextgenweb 11/19/2010
• Rep. Ron Paul Introduces Bill to Halt Body Scanner Program, EPIC 11/19/2010
• Report: Obama administration to appoint Web privacy czar, Ars Technica 11/17/2010
• Internet privacy could be priority in next Congress, WAPO 11/5/2010
• Google sets up Buzz privacy fund, BBC 11/3/2010
• Mike Hintze, “Restoring Balance to American Surveillance Laws,” Microsoft on the Issues, Blog post, March 30, 2010
• Post Tech: Google settles Buzz privacy suit, tells users by e-mail, WAPO 11/3/2010
• In Opening Brief, EPIC Urges Federal Appeals Court to Suspend Airport Body Scanner Program, EPIC 11/3/2010
• What the US Election Results Mean for Privacy, FOP 11/3/2010
• White House forms committee on Internet, privacy policy, WAPO 10/27/2010
• Who Reads Terms of Service, Privacy Policies or Click Agreements?, Ecommerce Times 10/27/2010
• The Billion Dollar Privacy Question., FOP 10/27/2010
• Google Says Its Cars Grabbed Email and Passwords, NYT 10/27/2010
• Google Toughens Privacy Controls, NYT 10/27/2010
• Google's 'lessons' from data blunder, BBC 10/27/2010
• Creating stronger privacy controls inside Google, Google 10/27/2010
• Google broke privacy laws: watchdog, Globe and Mail 10/21/2010
• Google ditches all Street View Wi-Fi scanning, CNET 10/21/2010
• Esther Dyson: Privacy Is a Marketing Problem, Gigaom 10/21/2010
• EPIC Releases Privacy Report Card for Obama Administration, EPIC 10/21/2010
• Court Holds "No Legitimate Reasonable Expectation of Privacy" in "Private" Facebook or MySpace Postings, Ecommerce Times 10/12/2010
• Group Debuts Online Privacy, Security Campaign, Internet News 10/12/2010
• Ad Group Unveils Plan to Improve Web Privacy, NYT 10/4/2010
• The OECD Privacy Guidelines at 30, Tech Lib Front 10/4/2010
• Eliminating the Fear Factor From Online Privacy Debates, Tech Lib Front 10/4/2010
• FTC Previews Forthcoming Privacy Report, Future of Privacy 9/27/2010
• DHS Privacy Office Releases 2010 Annual Report, EPIC 9/27/2010
• UK MPs Questioning Digital Economy Act: IP Address Does Not Identify Individual, Techdirt 9/22/2010
• Google hit with new privacy problem, fires engineer, Globe and Mail 9/17/2010
• Berners-Lee: Mobile may require us to rethink privacy, Poytner 9/17/2010
• Online Privacy: FTC Mulls New Ad Tracking Rules, Internet News 9/13/2010
• Google Settles Buzz User Privacy Litigation, Tech & Marketing Law 9/13/2010
• EPIC Reminds Homeland Security Agency to Publish Privacy Report, EPIC 9/24/2009
• The end of online privacy, Globe and Mail 8/16/2010
• DHS tries to defuse privacy criticism, asks for help, CNET 7/30/2010
• Court Says Privacy Advocate May Publish Social Security Numbers, Wired 7/30/2010
• Senate Committee Hacks Away at Online Privacy Thicket, Ecommerce Times 7/30/2010
• Senators fail to agree on privacy approach, CNET 7/28/2010
• Empowering users to control their privacy, Google 7/28/2010
• Private Information in Public Court Filings, Freedom to Tinker 7/28/2010
• FBI, FCC Raise Security, Privacy Concerns, Internet News 6/17/2010
• Comment Deadline Extension - Notice of Inquiry on Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy, NTIA 6/9/2010
• FTC asks Google to retain WiFi data, Wash Post 6/1/2010
• Post Tech: Growing anger over Google Street View privacy breach, Wash Post 5/21/2010
• Google stops sniffing Wi-Fi data after privacy gaffe, CW 5/17/2010
• Web Browsers Leave 'Fingerprints' Behind as You Surf the Net, EFF 5/17/2010
• Notice of Inquiry: Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy, NTIA 4/21/2010
• FCC Release National Broadband Plan, Privacy Strategy Unclear, EPIC 3/19/2010
• Roundtable on Consumer Privacy, FTC 3/15/2010
• Shut down Webcam use, judge tells school district, CNET 2/25/2010
• School Accused Of Spying On Kids In Their Homes With Spyware That Secretly Activated Webcams, Techdirt 2/22/2010
• Irate parents in Pa. say schools use 'peeping tom technology', CW 2/22/2010
• Google tweaks Buzz social hub after privacy woes, Pew Internet 2/16/2010
• FTC Privacy Roundtable Recap, Marketing & Law Blog 2/4/2010
• Body Scanners Might Violate U.K. Child-Protection Laws, Wired 1/6/2010
• "Invasion of the Body Scanners", EPIC 1/6/2010
• Facebook privacy changes draw mixed reviews, CW 12/10/2009
• For Facebook, More Privacy Means More Public, Gigaom 12/10/2009
• F.T.C. Wades Into the Swamp of Online Privacy, NYT 12/8/2009
• FTC to consider stricter online privacy rules, CW 12/8/2009
• An Internet Data Sharing Framework For Balancing Privacy and Utility, CAIDA 9/10/2009
• Privacy Advocates Take On Behaviorally-Targeted Ads on News Sites, Poytner 9/8/2009
• Facebook Users To Get More Privacy; Developers, Less Freedom, CW 9/1/2009
• Anonymization FAIL! Privacy Law FAIL!, Freedom to Tinker 8/18/2009
• Once Again, If The Gov't Has Data, It Will Be Abused, Techdirt 11/24/2009
• Online Commenter Did Not Waive Right to Anonymity by Agreeing to News Website's Privacy Policy -- Sedersten v. Taylor, Tech & Marketing Law 12/15/2009
• Study Proves that SSNs Are Terrible Authenticators, CDT 7/7/2009
• Social Security Numbers Guessable, Study Finds, Wash Post 7/7/2009
• Sears settles with FTC over online tracking, CW 6/5/2009
• And Yet Another 'Anonymous' Dataset Proves To Be Not Anonymous, Techdirt 5/28/2009
• Should the FTC shut down Gmail and Google Docs because of an already-fixed bug?, Tech Lib Front 3/18/2009
• Privacy group calls Google Latitude a 'danger' to security, CW 2/10/2009
• FAQ: How Google Latitude locates you, CW 2/10/2009
• DHS Privacy Committee - A Little More Notice This Time, Tech Lib Front 2/5/2009
• Senator probes privacy law after Obama phone record breach, CNET 11/25/2008
• Rising Concerns Over UN Anti-Cyberattack Plan: Could End Internet Anonymity, CircleID 9/16/2008
• U.N. Attacks Internet Anonymity - VeriSign Lending a Hand?, Tech Liberation Front 9/16/2008
• The NebuAD Fight Heads To Canada - CIPPIC urges regulators to investigate user-tracking tech, dslreports 7/31/2008
• Net Spying Firm and ISPs Sued Over Ad System, Wired 11/18/2008
• Rising Concerns Over UN Anti-Cyberattack Plan: Could End Internet Anonymity, CircleID 9/16/2008
• U.N. Attacks Internet Anonymity - VeriSign Lending a Hand?, Tech Liberation Front 9/16/2008
• Congress goes after NebuAd... Again, Ars Technica 7/18/2008
• NebuAd Grilled on the Hill Again, Internet News 7/18/2008
• Congress Takes Aim At NebuAD - Company to testify today at privacy hearing., dslreports 7/10/2008
• Congress 'Grills' NebuAD CEO - Debates whether they should do something or nothing...., dslreports 7/10/2008
• No Fireworks at Today's Online Ads Hearing, Tech Liberation Front 7/10/2008
• Google Reacts to Pressure from Privacy Groups, Includes Link to Privacy Policy, CircleID 7/8/2008
• A privacy link on Google.com, Google 7/8/2008
• Civil liberties groups sue U.S. over mobile phone tracking, CW 7/3/2008
• TSA Background Check Includes Political Party, Tech Liberation Front 6/24/2008
• NebuAd CEO Defends Snooping Tech - While Congress prepares to try and make such systems opt-in, dslreports 7/18/2008
• Google Says It Will Support Creation of U.S. Internet Privacy Law, CircleID 6/13/2008
• IP Addresses and Personally Identifiable Information, CircleID 2/25/2008
• Are IP addresses personal?, Google 2/25/2008
• Whoops! Ask.com complaint to FTC is an EPIC mistake, CNET 1/24/2008
• CDT Urges FTC to Support Privacy Enhancing Technologies, CDT 1/24/2008
• EFF Asks For Details On Border Laptop & Mobile Phone Searches, Techdirt 2/11/2008
• EFF Testifies Before House Committee in Support of State Secrets Privilege Reform, EFF 1/29/2008
• FTC says online ad self-regulation falling short, America's Network 11/8/2007
• Privacy Advocates Pressure FTC to Create 'Do Not Track' List, Ecommerce Times 11/5/2007
• Why an FTC 'Do Not Track' list is a bad idea, CNET 11/1/2007
• FTC urged to regulate Internet user 'tracking', FTC 11/1/2007
• The FTC's advertising town hall, and our new privacy channel, Google 11/1/2007
• ISPs Selling Your Information Again, Techdirt 9/27/2007
• Google calls for global privacy crusade, Americas Network 9/18/2007
• DHS Privacy Committee Meets Wednesday, Tech Lib Front 9/18/2007
• Privacy Groups Seek 'Do Not Track' List, eweek 11/1/2007
• F.T.C. to Review Online Ads and Privacy, NYT 11/1/2007
• FTC: Let us fine spyware operations, already, CNET 10/31/2007
• White House privacy adviser: We don't need more authority, CNET 7/27/2007
• Ark. court orders review of whether employee's e-mails are public, Pine Bluff 7/24/2007
• Your first girlfriend -- and the other things search engines store about you, CW 7/10/2007
• Google ramps up user privacy for EU, USA Today 6/13/2007
• Privacy Watchdog Tags Google Worst on Web, Ecommerce Times 6/13/2007
• Calling for A Google Ombudsman: My Response, Privacy Clue 6/13/2007
• Seven ways to keep your search history private, CW 3/8/2007
• 3 AOL subscribers sue over data release, USA Today 9/26/2006
• EFF's Six Tips to Protect Your Online Search Privacy, EFF 9/12/2006
• EFF Demands FTC Investigation and Privacy Reform After AOL Data Release, EFF 8/15/2006
• Internet Privacy Group Files Complaint Against AOL, Wash Post 8/15/2006
• AOL's Appallingly Bone-Headed Move, IP Democracy 8/8/2006
• Congressional confusion on Internet privacy, CNET 7/5/2006
• MySpace to tighten rules to protect its younger users, IHT 6/21/2006
• Google, other tech giants call for law to protect consumers, AFP 6/21/2006
• Anonymity Won't Kill the Internet, Wired 1/13/2006
• Microsoft Pushes For Federal Privacy Legislation, Information Week 11/4/2005
• EFF reveals tracking codes in Xerox printers, Globe and Mail 10/18/2005
• Secret Code in Color Printers Lets Government Track You, EFF 10/18/2005
• Court rules in favour of anonymous blogger, Globle and mail 10/7/2005
• Further Thoughts on the Delaware Ruling Protecting Anonymous Bloggers, EFF 10/7/2005
• Nominee Says Constitution Includes Privacy Rights, Privacy Clue 9/19/2005
• Google gets 'googled,' and annoyed, IHT 8/9/2005
• Google's Chief Is Googled, to the Company's Displeasure, NYT 8/9/2005
• Google’s Temper Tantrum, Privacy Clue 8/9/2005
• Privacy Advisory - Leave My Child Alone!, EFF 8/16/2005
• USACM Urges Reconsideration of Real ID Provisions, acm 6/7/2005
• End of An Era, Privacy Clue 6/3/2005
• Paper? Plastic? Thumbprint?, Privacy Clue 5/21/2005
• Congress Passes Real ID Act, ACM 5/13/2005
• EFF Event Focuses on Technical Ways to Protect Your Online Anonymity, EFF 5/6/2005
• Google Launches New Privacy Controversy, Privacy Clue 4/22/2005
• Computer Security Lacking at Homeland Security, Slashdot 6/10/2005
• JOLT Symposium: "Big Brother in the Information Age", Berkman 4/22/2005
• Comcast Sued for Disclosing Customer Information, Reuters 4/15/2005
• Federal Workers To Get High-Tech IDs, Informationweek 4/15/2005
• Goodbye to Privacy, NYT 4/11/2005
• AOL clarifies IM privacy guarantee, CNET 3/15/2005
• Privacy advocates frown on Amazon snooping plan, CNET 3/15/2005
• Congress edges toward new privacy rules, CNET 3/11/2005
• DHS names privacy committee, CW 2/25/2005
• Senator Says Data Service Has Lax Rules for Security, NYT 2/25/2005
• National ID cards on the way?, CNET 2/15/2005
• House approves electronic ID cards, CNET 2/11/2005
• Brave New Era for Privacy Fight, Wired 1/14/2005
• Golden State of Privacy, Wired 1/4/2005
• DOT dismisses privacy complaint against Northwest, CNET 9/17/2004
• RFID tags: The people say no, CNET 9/7/2004
• Trading Privacy for Convenience, Wash Post 8/25/2004
• Contractors Expose Taxpayer Data, Wired 7/20/2004
• Intuit warns of credit card risk, CNET 7/20/2004
• 'Phonics' Co. Settles Privacy Complaint, Wash Post 7/7/2004
• FTC: All eyes on consumer privacy, CNET 6/14/2004
• Privacy jam on California highway, CNET 5/14/2004
• EPIC Files Gmail FOIA Requests, EPIC 5/4/2004
• Bush's Double Vision on Privacy, BW 4/30/2004
• Spy Cameras Track Drivers in Fla. Town, Mercury 4/30/2004
• Privacy Advocates Swap Horror Stories, PC World 4/23/2004
• PI, EPIC Hold 2004 US Big Brother Awards, PI 4/23/2004
• Passport to nowhere?, CNET 3/23/2004
• Feds Seek Privacy Experts, Wired 4/16/2004
• Google's Gmail could be blocked, BBC 4/14/2004
• Privacy fears erode support for anticrime network, CNET 3/15/2004
• Stop Your Cell Phone From Tracking You, PC World 1/20/2004
• DARPA ignored privacy concerns, FCW 1/5/2004
• Paper: Who Goes There? Authentication Through the Lens of Privacy, NAS CSTB 2/5/2004
• Postal ID plan creates privacy fears, CNET 8/12/03
• Lawmakers to probe RFID technology, CNET 8/12/03
• EU Study: More Privacy Protections Needed, Mercury 10/6/03
• Your Own Affair, More (VCR) or Less (MP3), NYTimes 10/3/03
• Army Admits Using JetBlue Data, Wired 9/24/03
• Privacy group calls for JetBlue prosecution, CNET 9/24/03
• ACLU Chief Assails Patriot Spin, Wired 9/24/03
• Privacy rights under threat by lawmakers, Mercury 7/14/03
• Survey: New Internet Privacy Laws Needed, ABC 6/27/03
• Off switch for identity tags, CNET 5/6/03
• Scanning the future of privacy, CNET 3/24/03
• Passport Flaw Opens Door To User Data, ITWorld 5/9/03
• Passport flaw may cost Microsoft, CNET 5/9/03
• Microsoft flaw exposes online accounts, BBC 5/9/03
• U.S. To Probe Microsoft Passport Flaw, Newsfactor 5/9/03
• Dan Gillmor: Bill of Rights under a new assault, Mercury 2/19/03
• Considering Consumer Privacy: A Resource for Policymakers and Practitioners, CDT 3/19/03
• Big Brotherware, USA Today 3/12/03
• Pentagon spy database funding revealed, CNET 2/28/03
• FTC to Host Workshops on Role of Technology in Helping Consumers And Businesses Protect Personal Information, FTC 2/24/03
• Feds Building Monitoring Center, Wash Post 1/31/03
• Bush proposes antiterror database plan, CNET 1/29/03
• Senate Kills Data Mining Funding, Internet News 1/24/03
• Senate Blocks Privacy Project, NYT 1/24/03
• Senate limits Pentagon 'snooping' plan, CNET 1/24/03
• Privacy Group Fights P2P Crackdown CNET 11/8/02
• AOL loses privacy case Internet Magazine 11/5/02
• A Setback for Online Privacy Wired 11/5/02
• FASTNET Gets Hip to HIPAA ISP Planet 11/5/02
• Pro-privacy senator dies in crash CNET 10/28/02
• EU members seek changes to privacy law, CNET 10/1/02
• Technology vs. Civil Liberties?, Wash Post 9/26/02
• FTC unleashes Dewie the e-Turtle, CNET 9/26/02
• Terror laws 'eat away at privacy', BBC 9/6/02
• Bush To Call For Privacy Czar, Internet News 9/4/02
• Who's watching you? A surveillance society, CNN 9/4/02
• Report: Anti-terror efforts pinch privacy, CNET 9/4/02
• Privacy Groups Slam New EU Directive, Enews 5/31/02
• European Parliament accepts directive on data protection for electronic communications, Rapid 5/31/02
• Liberty Alliance Adds New Members, Internet News 5/29/02
• Civil Liberties Key to Security Effort, Wash Tech 5/29/02
• Ashcroft, Ellison Win Big Brother Awards, LA Times 4/22/02
• 1984 awards target Ellison, Ashcroft, CNET 4/22/02
• Survey: Passport required--not appealing, CNET 4/17/02
• Web Group OKs Privacy Standards, WIRED 4/17/02
• Hidden Bedroom Cameras Inspire Video Privacy Bill, Reuters 4/17/02
• ID Card Gains Currency, Wash Tech 4/15/02
• Online ID effort Battles Distrust, CNET 4/26/02
• Privacy Risks Grow With Wireless Tech, Wash Tech 5/3/02
• EPIC unveils Web services plan, CNN 5/3/02
• Study: Customers wary of online IDs, MSNBC 4/26/02
• US Govt. Evaluates MS' Passport, Register 4/22/02
• State: Rental car tracking by GPS unlawful , USA Today 2/20/02
• Comcast Privacy Saga 2/15/02
• FTC settles e-mail privacy probe, CNET 1/18/02
• FTC, Eli Lilly settle privacy case, CW 1/18/02
• Eli Lilly Settles FTC Charges Concerning Security Breach, FTC 1/18/02
• EPIC Sues Agencies Over Data, Interactive Week 1/17/02
• Toysrus.com settles privacy policy case for $50,000, Nando 1/4/02
• Who are you?, CNET 12/28/01
• Alliance forms against Microsoft's Passport, USAToday 12/20/01
• Next: An ID Chip Planted in Your Body?, Wash Tech 12/20/01
• National ID Card Gaining Support, Wash Tech 12/18/01
• EU data-privacy laws bog down U.S. firms, NWFusion 12/18/01
• Europe moves closer to 'cookies' ban, Guardian 11/15/01
• Europe tackles internet privacy, BBC 11/13/01
• Web Mishap: Kids' Psychological Files Posted, Latimes 11/7/01
• Privacy Groups Petition House Subcommittee On Microsoft XP, Washtech 11/7/01
• Privacy in an Age of Terror, BW 11/2/01
• Cookie laws threaten online advertising, Guardian 11/1/01
• Europe Proposes Banning Web Cookies, Newsfactor 11/1/01
• Privacy Council comes out in defense of Passport, CW 10/25/01
• Anti-terror bill will erode privacy, USAToday 10/25/01
• Report: U.S. Privacy Plan Bad for Business, Newsfactor 10/16/01
• Attacks silence privacy concerns, ZDNETNews 10/16/01
• Web Anonymity Service Dumped, Newsbytes 10/5/01
• Anti-Terrorism Bills Raise Online Privacy Issues, Newsfactor 10/5/01
• FTC Drops Bid For Stronger Privacy Laws, AP 10/4/01
• Battling Terrorism: Trading Digital Privacy for Nothing?, Newsfactor 9/28/01
• Florida city moves to ban face-recognition system, USAtoday 8/24/01
• Armey stands with ACLU in privacy crusade, CNET 8/13/01
• Lawmaker wages privacy crusade against technology, Nando 8/13/01
• Strange Bedfellows Lead Campaign for Electronic Privacy, Newsfactor 8/13/01
• 'Big Brother' Watching? In Britain, Quite Likely, Reuters 8/13/01
• Privacy Rules Cross The Pond, IW 7/17/01
• Senators Will Boost Net Privacy, Boston 7/12/01
• Court upholds anonymous Net posting decision, USAtoday 7/12/01
• Court Sets Rules on Disclosing Internet Identities, Washtech 7/12/01
• Senate Democrats Focus on Internet Privacy, Washtech 7/12/01
• Groups Attack ITV As Privacy Threat, Ad Age 07/10/01
• DOC Safe Harbor Site Hacked, Newsbytes 07/10/01
• Eli Lilly cites programming error for e-mail privacy gaffe, CW 7/6/01
• Eli Lilly's e-mail gaffe raises online privacy concerns, Nando 7/6/01
• Protecting Your Privacy, Newsfactor 7/6/01
• Eli Lilly Has Privacy Lapse, Washtech 7/6/01
• How the NSA is monitoring you, ZDNET 6/28/01
• EU Approves Standard Rules for Non-EU Data Transfer, Washtech 6/19/01
• FTC member says privacy concerns becoming 'hysteria', CW 6/6/01
• Amazon Privacy Decisions: Is There a Watchdog in the House?, EComm Timves 6/4/01
• On Privacy, New FTC Chief Likely To Keep Hands Off, Washtech 6/4/01
• New FTC Chief Urged To Audit Amazon's Privacy Practices, Washtech 06/01/01
• FTC: Amazon Practices 'Deceptive', Washtech 06/01/01
• European Parliament concludes alleged Echelon spy network exists, Nando 5/29/01
• eTour.com Data Sales Violate Policy - EPIC, Washtech 5/29/01
• European Parliament Warns E-Mail Users About Echelon, Washtech 5/29/01
• FTC: Amazon Privacy Practices Did Not Break Law, Washtech 5/29/01
• Energy secretary orders Web privacy review, USAToday 5/25/01
• Attorney General Complains About Net Anonymity, Newsbytes 5/23/01
• Night and Day, Computers Collect Information, Washtech 5/16/01
• Microsoft Plans to Sign EU Document, Washtech 5/16/01
• Europe Leads Drive for Online Privacy Protection, Washtech 5/16/01
• Judge OKs FTC Restrictions on Use of Consumer Data, Standard 5/8/01
• Cost Of Privacy Legislation In 'Tens of Billions' - Study, Washtech 5/8/01
• Congress moves to beef up Internet privacy, ZDNet 5/3/01
• Privacy Advocates Seek 'Carnivore' Rollback, Reuters 5/1/01
• Commerce Department Seeks Privacy Adviser, Standard 5/1/01
• Commerce Dept. to hire privacy advisor, USAToday 5/1/01
• ACLU Ads Warn Of 'Massive' Government Cyber-Snooping, Washtech 4/11/01
• Armey Urges Measured Approach To Privacy, Washtech 4/11/01
• Bush Asked To Appoint Privacy Czar, Standard 4/19/01
• Privacy Protection Hot For US Lawmakers, Irish Times 4/14/01
• Report: Online Privacy Not Protected At Fed Sites, AP 4/19/01
• Ed Markey Congress Must Act Soon on Privacy Rights, CW 04/07/01
• Bush Rejects EC Privacy Proposal, Wired 3/30/01
• Privacy Advocate Asks Congress To Act, InternetNews 3/29/01
• FTC Hosts Privacy Tug-of-War, Standard 3/14/01
• State Attorneys General Compromise on Privacy, Standard 3/16/01
• Senate Includes Data Privacy Clause In Bankruptcy Bill, Newbytes 3/16/01
• Police: EU Privacy Law Harms Kid Porn Probes, Reuters 3/7/01
• Conference Seeks Freeze-Frame On Privacy Today, Washtech 3/7/01
• U.S. lawmakers criticize strong EU privacy laws, CNN 3/9/01
• Congress fears European privacy standards, CNET 3/9/01
• Key U.S. lawmaker calls for review of Europe's privacy laws , CW 3/9/01
• Congressional Privacy Debate Kicks Off Next Week, Washtech 2/26/01
• No Privacy Policy On RNC Bush Tax Plan Site, Newsbytes 2/28/01
• Chat Room Rants Protected, Wired 2/28/01
• Congress: Scrambliing For Privacy, CNET 2/23/01
• Privacy issues take center stage in Washington, ZDNet 2/23/01
• Privacy Coalition Asks Lawmakers To Sign Pledge, WashTech 2/12/01
• Groups renew call for passage of data privacy laws, CW 2/12/01
• Senate Bill Bans Banks from Selling Social Security Numbers, WashTech 2/15/01
• Congress moves to beef up Internet privacy, ZDNet 2/15/01
• VeriSign Sold Customer Data For A Year, Newsbytes 2/16/01
• Congressional Group To Study Web Bugs, Internet News 2/9/01
• The Army Is Watching Your Kid, Wired 01/29/01
• Privacy Advocates: National Framework, Internet News 01/31/01
• Sen. Edwards Unveils New Privacy Bill, Washtech 01/31/01
• Congress moves to beef up Internet privacy, ZDNet 01/31/01
• Senator brings back online tracking bill, CNET 01/31/01
• FTC Kicks off "Operation Detect Pretext", FTC 01/31/01
• IT Industry Council Signals Privacy-Law Advocacy, WashPost 2/2/01
• Privacy Bill Would Require Opt-In For Third Party Cookies, Newbytes 2/2/01
• Public Workshop on The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data To Be Held March 13, 2001, FTC 2/2/01
• Privacy And The 107th Congress, SF Chron 01/29/01
• Opt In Vs. Opt Out - Battle Lines Emerge In Privacy Debate, Washtech 01/29/01
• FTC ends DoubleClick probe  nandotimes
• Groups Offer Privacy Framework To Bush, Congress Jan 19 washtech
• Net Privacy Legislation Gets Biz Support Jan 19 sfgate
• Tech Lobbyists Prepare For Privacy Debate Jan 12, 2001 newsbytes
• US Chamber Vows To Fight Privacy Legislation Jan 10 washtech
• The Future Of Internet Privacy Dec 28 upside
• FTC Tackles Wireless Regulation Dec 13 wired
• FTC Talks Wireless Privacy Dec 13 washtech
• Feds, industry leaders meet to discuss wireless privacy Dec 13 nandotimes
• Congress Tackles Privacy Issues Dec 12 msnbc
• Online Privacy Should We Be Paranoid? Dec 12 it-director
• FTC asked to limit Amazon's use of consumer info Dec 6 usatoday
• Canadian Privacy Law Raises Ante Dec 4 infoworld
• Public records questioned on Web Nov 15, 2000 mercurycenter
• Current Privacy Protections Don't Work - Sen. Gorton Oct 26, 2000 washtech
• Administration Aims for Web Privacy Oct 24, 2000 washtech
• Govt. Sites Still Track Users - GAO Oct 24, 2000 washtech
• Net Privacy Concerns Roil Capitol Hill Oct 12, 2000 newsfactor
• House To Vote On Privacy Commission Bill Oct 2, 2000 newsbytes
• Congress May Seek 'Sliding-Scale' Privacy Plan - FTC Top Cop Oct 2, 2000 newsbytes
• FTC Staff Comments on Study of Privacy Issues in Bankruptcy Data Oct 2, 2000 ftc
• FTC Testifies before Congress on Privacy Initiatives , 2000 ftc
• Popular Privacy Bill Stalls Due To Industry Opposition washtech
• Privacy Watchdogs Blast Amazon ecommercetimes
• NTIA to Sponsor Online Privacy Workshop osec
• This Online Privacy Pact Has No Teeth Aug 3, 2000 businessweek
• Class-action suit claims Toys R Us violated Web privacy agreement Aug 3, 2000 nandotimes
• Privacy Plan Likely To Kick Off Debate Aug 4, 2000 nytimes
• FTC Privacy Proposal Doesn't Make Grade July 28, 2000 techweb
• Internet Privacy 'Safeguards' Approved July 28, 2000 bbc
• Commerce Department Applauds New Self-Regulatory Principles for Privacy July 28, 2000 osec
• Government approves Net privacy plan July 28, 2000 usatoday
• FTC Leads the Way July 28, 2000 foxnews
• Private Information, Private Regulation July 28, 2000 abcnews
• FTC Supports Industry-Led Internet Privacy Protection Plan July 28, 2000 newsbytes
• FTC supports Internet privacy deal July 28, 2000 nandotimes
• McCain To Introduce Web Privacy Bill 26-Jul-00 July 26, 2000 ecommercetimes
• McCain Aims For Privacy Law By Year-End July 26, 2000 newsbytes
• 39 States Still Plan to Block ToysMart Data Sale July 26, 2000 thestandard
• Sen. McCain To Intro Web Site Privacy Bill July 26, 2000 newsbytes
• FTC Backs Internet Privacy Deal July 27, 2000 lasvegassun
• Privacy Legislation Won't Move This Year July 27, 2000 newsbytes
• Privacy Legislation Won't Move This Year - Leahy July 27, 2000 newsbytes
• Commerce Department Applauds New Self-Regulatory Principles for Privacy July 27, 2000 osec
• House OKs Anti-Cookie Amendment In Approps Bill July 21, 2000 washtech
• Fed Sites Bow To Privacy July 21, 2000 wired
• House Approves Anti-Cookie Amendment July 21, 2000 newsbytes
• Panel Favors Baseline Privacy Legislation July 20, 2000 newsbytes
• AT&T President Urges Web Operators on Privacy Excite 6/6
• Gates, Grove Differ on Net Privacy Laws The Industry Standard 6/6
• Dissenting Commissioner Lambastes FTC Privacy Proposal Newsbytes 6/5

U.S. and EU Near Net Privacy Accord E Comm Times 6/5
• FTC Threat To Regulate E-privacy Gets Real TechWeb 5/31
• FTC, consumer groups fight for privacy control C|NET 5/31
• Online Privacy Progress Makes Legislation Unnecessary - DMA Newbytes 5/22
• FTC Seeking Net Privacy Regulation E-Commerce Times 5/22
• House Republicans slow to further regulate online privacy NandoTimes 5/22
• Clinton: Online Privacy Lags Behind Technology E Commerce Times 5/1
• Clinton Proposes Long Awaited Financial Privacy Regs Newsbytes 5/1
• Privacy isn't public knowledge Online policies spread confusion with legal jargon USAToday 5/1
• EU Privacy Pact Held Hostage by Powerful Few ECommerce Times 4/7
• Privacy Activits Lobby Congress for greater net protection C|NET 4/7
• Do you know whose watching your surf the web? ZDNet 4/7
• Internet Privacy Proves Divisive Issue On Capitol Hill 4/7
• More Cops on the Net Beat? Privacy Groups Say Not So Fast Industry Standard 4/7
• They fight for citizen's privacy Wired 4/7
• Can Zero-Knowledge Hush Up the Net? Industry Standard 4/7
• CFP 2000 addresses privacy concerns ZDNet 4/7
• Getting Snooped On? Too Bad Wired 4/7
• ITAA Wary Of FTC Plan For Web Site Privacy Seal Program Newsbytes 3/24
• Privacy Pervasive in Policy Wired 3/24
• Are Privacy Laws Good or Bad for ISPs? ISP Planet 3/17
• Bill would form privacy commission USAToday 3/17
• Internet Privacy Special Report CNNfn 3/16
• The Online Privacy Shell Game Ecommerce Times 3/16
• U.S. Government Intensifies Online Privacy Efforts ECommerce Times 3/16
• GOP Wants Privacy Commission Wired 3/16
• U.S., EU reach e-privacy accord USA Today 3/14
• Clinton: Protect Online Privacy or Feds Will E-Commerce Times 3/6
• How Private Is Private Enough? The Commerce Department has a tentative agreement with the European Union on Net privacy rules. But it ain't over till it's over. Industry Standard 2/28