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Rethinking Context
Insights from PII2012 The FTC Privacy Report makes it clear that context is the key to privacy. For example, notice and consent need not be presented and secured if the use is obvious from context: If you buy a book … Continue reading
Posted in Information Sharing, Shared Information
Tagged context, FTC privacy report, personal levels of assurance, privacy, smart disclosure, standard label
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It all starts with sharing…
From kindergarten through our professional life, sharing binds us together as friends, colleagues, and collaborators, so perhaps it should be no surprise that online sharing through services like Facebook, Twitter, and email shapes our online social life. Yet sharing online … Continue reading
Posted in Information Sharing, ProjectVRM, Shared Information, User Driven, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged IIW, iiw14, information sharing work group, ISWG, Kantara, Kantara Initiative, label, legal, notice, open standard, open standards, privacy, privacy policy, standard information sharing label, standard label, terms of service, terms of use, TOS, TOU, Vendor Relationship Management, VRM
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Constellations of Privacy
Privacy issues dominate the global debate about protecting the rights of individuals online. Yet, the conversation almost entirely misses a vital point: public or private isn’t a black or white choice and it never has been. Sociologists have long recognized … Continue reading
Beyond Data Ownership to Information Sharing
The question of who owns our data on the Internet is a challenging problem. It can also be a red herring, distracting us from building the next generation of online services. The term “ownership” simply brings too much baggage from … Continue reading
Posted in Information Sharing, Intention Economy, Personal Data Store, ProjectVRM, Shared Information, User Driven Services, Vendor Relationship Management
Tagged CRM, data ownership, Doc Searls, Information Sharing, Personal Data Store, privacy, project VRM, ProjectVRM, User Driven, User Driven Services, Vendor Relationship Management, VRM
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Majority of Americans dislike unauthorized use of behavioral data
From Yahoo News: Majority Uncomfortable with Websites Customizing Content Based Visitors Personal Profiles Level of Comfort Increases When Privacy Safeguards Introduced ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A majority of U.S. adults are skeptical about the practice of websites using information about a … Continue reading
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Tagged Identity, privacy, VRM
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BT busted for unauthorized tracking of user activity
The title says it all, as reported by the Guardian: BT admits tracking 18,000 users with Phorm systems in 2006 Bummer. I kinda like BT.
Europe continues to lead privacy conversation with IP ruling
The EU is years ahead of the US in user rights and privacy. For a VRM example, see the UK’s Buyer-Centric Commerce Forum. Now, according to the Washington Post, an EU judge has pushed the privacy envelope even further, saying … Continue reading
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Tagged European Union, IP addresses, privacy, project VRM, VRM
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