Pam Dixon will be speaking at the IAPP-FTC Practical Privacy Conference in Washington DC this week. The conference is from Dec. 2-3. Her panel talk will focus on privacy issues relating to identifiable large datasets and vulnerable populations. She will also be discussing the role of data brokers in compiling datasets and categorizing people, as
FAQ: How can I see what my Facebook profile looks like to the “outside world”? I am about to start a job search, and I want to make sure I have things locked down. I don’t want potential employers digging around my Facebook timeline.
Health Information Exchanges are in the news right now. Here is a quick list of our HIE information for consumers: See WPF’s HIE Category Page for privacy tips and resources all in one place WPF has a FAQ sheet on Health Information Exchanges for consumers here. WPF also has a map of California HIE’s available here. WPF
If you are a Facebook user and you would like to opt out of having Nielsen Online tracking and measuring your online moves and habits, here’s how to do that ….
Forget worrying about loyalty cards or programs: it’s the everyday purchases you make tied to your name with a debit or credit card that can land you on data brokers’ lists. That is one of the many facts that the new FTC report on data brokers sets forth. The report offers a high-level analysis with establishing new fact patterns about the industry based on the Commission’s investigation of nine major data brokers. Overall, we find things to like in the report, but we wish the FTC had gone further in some areas. Here are some of the high points that stood out to us.