I spent this summer beginning to research and write on “facial analysis” applications, which can probably best be thought of as a subset of...
Read MoreAs I wrapped up my time at the Future of Privacy Forum, I prepared the following essay in advance of participating on a plenary...
Read MoreAs part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s “Internet of Everything” project, my boss and I co-authored a short essay on the growing need...
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The line between monitoring consumer sentiment in general and tracking individual customers is unclear and ill-defined. Companies need to understand public perceptions about both...
Read MoreFrank Pasquale’s The Black Box Society has been steadily moving up my reading list since it came out, but after Monday’s morning-long workshop on the...
Read MoreConsidering the criticism on all sides, it’s not a bold prediction to suggest the White House’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights is unlikely to...
Read MoreOver the past two years, protecting our personal privacy has come to feel like a daily struggle and an oppressive burden. With the holiday...
Read MoreThis week, the Pew Research Center released a new report detailing Americans’ attitudes about their privacy. I wrote up a few thoughts, but my...
Read MoreAs part of my day job, I recently recapped the Federal Trade Commission’s workshop on “Big Data” and discrimination. My two key takeaways were...
Read MoreAfter a three year dry spell, OkCupid’s fascinating OkTrends blog roared to life on Monday with a post by Christian Rudder, cofounder of the...
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