May 15th, 2012
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Facebook Privacy Policy Change Paves Way For Off-Facebook Advertising - Forbes In case you missed it, Facebook has revamped their “data use policy” to make it clearer that it can use information about you to display ads to you outside of Facebook. 

Facebook Privacy Policy Change Paves Way For Off-Facebook Advertising - Forbes

In case you missed it, Facebook has revamped their “data use policy” to make it clearer that it can use information about you to display ads to you outside of Facebook. 

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May 9th, 2012
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Encryption is your friend : CJR

CJR has four ways for you to protect yourself and your sources. 

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April 30th, 2012
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In the Evening Hours, CISPA Gets Some New Features - ProPublica

A look at the changes the House included when it passed CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence and Sharing and Protection Act, and what’s next for the bill. 

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April 24th, 2012
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All the state’s spies - Salon.com

“Congress is seriously considering a bill called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Intended to allow information sharing both between corporations and between corporations and the government, it presents serious dangers to individual privacy. The most important parts of the proposed act permit corporations to share information about their customers with each other and with the government if they assert that this information sharing is necessary for national security.”

Scott Lemieux highlights six things you should know about CISPA.

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April 24th, 2012
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Press Background Briefing: SOPA Redux: The Problem with CISPA With Rainey Reitman (EFF) and Josh Levy (Free Press)

Looking for more information on CISPA? Call in today, April 24, at 5pm EST.

From the Media Consortium:

There’s a new piece of legislation moving through Congress that experts are calling just as dangerous to online freedom as SOPA and PIPA - the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (HR 3523) or CISPA. Civil liberties experts worry that the language in CISPA, like SOPA, is so broad that it may spur unintended and undemocratic side effects. Concerns are that CISPA will allow widespread Internet monitoring and more extensive surveillance of personal communications and lacks information-sharing restrictions. Groups like EFF and Free Press argue that alternatives exist.

The Media Consortium, a national network of over 60 leading independent media outlets, has assembled an in-depth press briefing on CISPA. This briefing will help reporters understand the specifics of CISPA, including where it differs from SOPA. Reporters will also get an update on where the bill is in Congress, who is supporting and opposing the bill, and what actions are being taken. All journalists are invited to attend.

The call is free, but the Media Consortium is requesting that you register in advance. 


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April 18th, 2012
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Zoom What is CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act? The Electronic Frontier Foundation has put together an infographic that shows their concerns with how the bill works.  See the bill and its amendments here. 

What is CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act? The Electronic Frontier Foundation has put together an infographic that shows their concerns with how the bill works. 

See the bill and its amendments here. 

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April 16th, 2012
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Zoom How open is your internet? An interactive map  As part of their ongoing series “Battle for the Internet,” the Guardian has put together an interactive map using data from the OpenNet project, which analyzed government interference in the internet in 74 countries. Head to the Guardian to see and download the data on social sites, tools, transparency, and consistency.

How open is your internet? An interactive map 

As part of their ongoing series “Battle for the Internet,” the Guardian has put together an interactive map using data from the OpenNet project, which analyzed government interference in the internet in 74 countries.

Head to the Guardian to see and download the data on social sites, tools, transparency, and consistency.

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April 11th, 2012
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The sale of Instagram brings a harsh reality into focus, the realization that the secret rooms or private spaces online where we can share, chit-chat and hang out with our friends are fading. The few safe havens that do exist are quickly being encroached upon or are next on the shopping list for a company like Google, Apple or Facebook. The few proposed alternatives are still in their infancy… And it is clear that our personal data and online interactions are so valuable that they are powering the Web’s future.

Jenna Wortham uses the sale of Instagram to raise the question, is there anywhere on the internet where we can just hang out with our friends and enjoy our privacy?

Read more: Digital Diary: Instagram and the Internet’s ‘Secret’ Places - NYTimes.com

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March 26th, 2012
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 FTC Calls for “Privacy by Design” Worried about who is tracking what you’re doing online and how the data is being used? The Federal Trade Commission just released new recommendations intended to protect consumers and their data. Looking to simplify choices and create more transparency, the new framework touches on do-not-track options for users, mobile  privacy protections and more.   Shown above is the FTC’s diagram of the “personal data ecosystem.”  Read about the main action items on All Things D. 

 FTC Calls for “Privacy by Design”

Worried about who is tracking what you’re doing online and how the data is being used? The Federal Trade Commission just released new recommendations intended to protect consumers and their data. Looking to simplify choices and create more transparency, the new framework touches on do-not-track options for users, mobile  privacy protections and more.  

Shown above is the FTC’s diagram of the “personal data ecosystem.” 

Read about the main action items on All Things D. 

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March 5th, 2012
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Zoom FCC seeks comment on police shutdowns of cell service | CNET News “Last year’s police shutdowns of cell phone service in San Francisco subways was prompted by protests against police shootings. The FCC wants public input on the issues around shutdowns.”  Read more on CNet.

FCC seeks comment on police shutdowns of cell service | CNET News

“Last year’s police shutdowns of cell phone service in San Francisco subways was prompted by protests against police shootings. The FCC wants public input on the issues around shutdowns.” 

Read more on CNet.

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