In a new paper Ann Cavoukian and I argue that when reusing an existing architecture for unintended purposes, we must beware of unintended consequences Read More...
But despite real positives, the bill as currently formulated leaves me eager to consult a bevy of lawyers... Read More...
"The hard drives that held the information on the national identity register have been wiped and they're crushed and reduced to bits of metal so everyone can be absolutely sure..." Read More...
"We WILL have a selector-based identity layer for the Internet in the future. All Internet devices will have a selector or a selector proxy for digital identity purposes." Read More...
"The simple concept of notice and choice is not adequate as a basis for privacy protections" Read More...
Policy configuration can be context-driven and pay-as-you-go Read More...
Blizzard relents on plan to betray user privacy but clings to demented Facebook fantasy Read More...
Stupid anti-privacy strategy mobilizes players against World of Warcraft Read More...
Microsoft Identity Guru Accuses Apple, Google of trying to bury privacy alive Read More...
Minimal disclosure proof of age program is being expanded due to its initial success Read More...
The current abuse of personal device identifiers by Google and Apple is at least as significant as the problems I discussed long ago with Passport Read More...
The report understands the spectrum of use cases and specifically calls out the need for identity solutions to be privacy enhancing and voluntary for the public Read More...
Google says the user’s device sends a request to its location server with a list of all MAC addresses currently visible to it. Does that include yours? Read More...
There is a difference between understanding something theoretically and right in the gut. Read More...
Mapping the attendees at a conference to home addresses even when they’ve never consented to any such tracking is not going to be hard if you’ve gone to the trouble of scanning every street in every city in the country. Read More...