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On the Third Day of Privacy, My Smartphone Followed Me…

Posted in Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Uncategorized

Written by Amy Malone, CIPP/US In 2013 geolocation and biometrics were hot topics.  Apple included a fingerprint reader on the new iPhone which was either really cool or an epic fail depending on your viewpoint, and Google and the NSA are tracking our every move. While Edward Snowden’s revelations may have been eye opening (and… Continue Reading

Federal Trade Commission Turns an Eye to Facial Recognition

Posted in Privacy Regulation

Written by Amy Malone This week the Federal Trade Commission released a best practices guide that outlines how companies using facial recognition can protect consumer privacy.  The Commission continued to push the “privacy by design” model that it first promoted in its March 2012 report, “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change.” The… Continue Reading