Entries tagged with: Reidentification
7 result(s) displayed.
FTC Approves Final Settlement over Consumer Tracking, Fails to Enforce FIPs or Suggest Best Practices for Anonymization
The Federal Trade Commission adopted a proposed settlement with Compete, Inc., over allegations that Compete failed to adopt reasonable data security practices and deceived consumers about the amount of personal information that its toolbar and survey panel would collect. The...
EPIC Submits Comments to FTC on Consumer Tracking Settlement
EPIC submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission on a recent settlement with Compete, Inc. The settlement arises from allegations that Compete failed to adopt reasonable data security practices and deceived consumers about the amount of personal information that its...
California Supreme Court Rules Zip Code is Personal Information
In Pineda v. William Sonoma, the California Supreme Court has determined that merchants may not require credit card customers to provide ZIP codes. In a unanimous decision, the Court found that ZIP codes are "personal identification information" under the state...
Netflix Cancels Contest over Privacy Concerns
Netflix canceled its second $1 million Netflix Prize after privacy concerns from the FTC and a federal lawsuit alleging invasion of privacy and violations of the Video Privacy Protection Act. The Netflix contest challenged contestants to find a superior movie-recommendation...
EPIC Supports Privacy Safeguards for Genetic Information, Recommends Robust Techniques for Deidentification
EPIC filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services, advising the federal agency to strengthen the requirements for classifying data as “de-identified” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. HHS proposed a rule that...
HHS to Explore Scope of Personally Identifiable Health Information, Seeks Public comments
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to modify sections of the federal Privacy Rule, issued under HIPAA. The proposed changes would clarify the scope of privacy and confidentiality of genetic information. More specifically, HHS proposes to modify the...
Re-identification
Concerning the Re-Identification of Consumer Information Background | EPIC's Interest | Law Concerning Anonymized Data | De-identified Data and Free Speech | The Process of Re-Identification | News Reports | Related Resources Latest News : () Background Introduction Re-identification...
