I must respectfully disagree with a recent post by Renee Hutchins on our blog [link no longer available] about the recent U.S. Supreme Court case, United States v. Jones. She concludes:
The Potentially Profound Implications of United States v. Jones
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The Demi Moore 911 Call: A Breach of Medical Confidentiality?
I’ve written before on the issue of whether 911 calls should be public [link no longer available]. The recent release of the Demi Moore 911 call raises the issues once again. From CBS News:
Privacy Torts in Canada and the International Convergence of Privacy Law
In a recent case, the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Canada recognized the privacy torts that are widely-recognized in the United States. Many foreign common law jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other countries, have steadfastly refused to recognize the privacy torts spawned by the 1890 law review article by Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis, […]
Posting about Patients on Social Media Sites
An increasing problem is caused when medical personnel post details about patients on their social media websites. From Daily News:
The Student Data Grab
There’s a good editorial in the NY Post today about the big data grab the Education Department is facilitating with student data. I blogged about this issue a short while ago at the Huffington Post.
Notable Privacy and Security Books 2011
Here’s a list of notable privacy books published in 2011.
New Record Possibly Set for Sending an Accidental Email
The New York Times may have set a new record for sending an accidental email. There are tales of email being sent outorganization-wide, but nothing on the scale of what the New York Times just did. An email meant for 300 people was sent to 8 million. Oops!
FTC v. Santa
Jeff Jarvis has this humorous piece about the FTC vs. Santa:
The PII Problem: Privacy and a New Concept of Personally Identifiable Information
My article, The PII Problem: Privacy and a New Concept of Personally Identifiable Information (with Professor Paul Schwartz), is now out in print. You can download the final published version from SSRN. Here’s the abstract:
Personal Information: The Benefits and Risks of De-Identification
On Monday, December 5th, I’ll be speaking at a Future of Privacy Forum conference entitled “Personal Information: The Benefits and Risks of De-Identification.”