Privacy & Transparencyin Digital Life

Firecat StudioMay 6, 2011

Internet users should be able to know what information

is collected about them and have the opportunity to opt out.

Internet users should be able to know what information

is collected about them and have the opportunity to opt out.

Representative Rick Boucher

http://www.slideshare.net/pkitano/the-shock-of-the-new-societal-transparency-presentation

ACLU Privacy Quiz

Microsoft: People

Microsoft: Emotional Aspects

What Google Knows

What Google Knows

California “Do Not Track” bill, SB 761

• Would give people a way to send a “Do Not Track” message from their browsers.

• Websites would be required to honor the request.

• The legislation would apply to companies doing business in California.

• Could become a model for the nation.• Was just passed out of committee.• Upsetting Google

In Europe, Privacy is Different

• Personal information cannot be collected without consumers’ permission, and they have the right to review the data and correct inaccuracies.

• Companies that process data must register their activities with the government.

• Employers cannot read workers’ private e-mail.• Personal information cannot be shared by

companies or across borders without express permission from the data subject. 

• Checkout clerks cannot ask for shoppers’ phone numbers. 

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