Privacy & Data Security Update (2014) - FTC
An overview of the FTC’s enforcement, policy initiatives, and consumer outreach and business guidance in the areas of privacy and data security, from January 2013-March 2014.
Privacy & Data Security Update (2014). (n.d.). Retrieved August 2, 2014.
Websites to Keep an Eye on
- The Electronic Frontier Foundationis leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows.
- Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)EPIC is the site for daily news, information, and initiatives on privacy.
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouseis a California nonprofit corporation. Our mission is to engage, educate and empower individuals to protect their privacy. We identify trends and communicate our findings to advocates, policymakers, industry, media and consumers.
- Federal Trade Commission StatutesThe Federal Trade Commission Act is the primary statute of the Commission. Under this Act, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce; (b) seek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious to consumers; (c) prescribe trade regulation rules defining with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive, and establishing requirements designed to prevent such acts or practices; (d) conduct investigations relating to the organization, business, practices, and management of entities engaged in commerce; and (e) make reports and legislative recommendations to Congress.
Videos about Privacy
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading - through TED.com, our annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events.
Below are some video that talks about privacy in various aspects of out life.
Your online life, permanent as a tattoo
In this short talk, Juan Enriquez looks at the surprisingly permanent effects of digital sharing on our personal privacy. He shares insight from the ancient Greeks to help us deal with our new “digital tattoos.”
Here's how we take back the Internet
Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is not a partisan issue, but requires a fundamental rethink of the role of the Internet in our lives — and the laws that protect it. "Your rights matter,” he says, "because you never know when you're going to need them." Chris Anderson interviews, with special guest Tim Berners-Lee.
Cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen talks us through three types of online attack on our privacy and data — and only two are considered crimes. "Do we blindly trust any future government? Because any right we give away, we give away for good." (Filmed at TEDxBrussels.)
The NSA Responds to Edward Snowden TED Talk
After a surprise appearance by Edward Snowden at TED2014, Chris Anderson said: "If the NSA wants to respond, please do." And yes, they did. Appearing by video, NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett answers Anderson’s questions about the balance between security and protecting privacy.
TED: Ideas worth spreading. (n.d.). Retrieved August 3, 2014. https://www.ted.com/search?cat=talks&per_page=12&q=privacy
Glossary
Key Terms to Know
Confidentiality – exists when a library is in possession of personally identifiable information about users and keeps that information private on their behalf.
Consumer privacy – Consumer privacy, also known as customer privacy, involves the handling and protection of sensitive personal information that individuals provide in the course of everyday transactions. This involves the exchange or use of data electronically or by any other means, including telephone, fax, written correspondence, and even direct word of mouth
See the glossary attached for more terms.
Recommended Reading
A list of books that will help you understand how important privacy is and it's role in our world today.
Payton, T., Claypoole, T., & Schmidt, H. A. (2014). Privacy in the age of big data: Recognizing threats, defending your rights, and protecting your family.
Angwin, J. (2014). Dragnet nation: A quest for privacy, security, and freedom in a world of relentless surveillance.
Sloan, R. H., & Warner, R. (2014). Unauthorized access: The crisis in online privacy and security.