Privacy & EDiscovery

The Privacy Law Salon: Dialogue with Policymakers

April 4th, 2012 by Monique Altheim

Yesterday, the first Privacy Law Salon in Washington DC, took place at the National Press Club. The Privacy Law Salon: Dialogue with Policymakers, was “a unique meeting of the most experienced practitioners and corporate executives dealing with privacy law matters, and a unique opportunity to interact with the policymakers affecting the future of privacy.” The purpose of [...]

Tags: Cross Border Data Transfers, Do Not Track, FTC, privacy, Privacy Bill of Rights. Conferences,European Union Data Protection,HIPAA/HITECH,Mobile Privacy,Online Privacy Closed

Neelie Kroes on Online Privacy

October 5th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

On October 4, Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission and commissioner for the Digital Agenda, delivered the 2011 Guglielmo Marconi Lecture at the Lisbon Council in Brussels. While speaking about the larger topic of The Digital Agenda for Europe, Neelie Kroes touched upon online privacy issues. She first mentioned that having to comply with 27 [...]

Tags: cloud, COPPA, data protection, Do Not Track, EU, EU Commission, EU Data Protection Directive, European Union Data Protection, FTC, Neelie Kroes, privacy. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy Closed

The Review of the EU Data Protection Framework v. The State of Online Consumer Privacy in the US

March 17th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

Yesterday, on March 16, 2011, I had a field day. As an attorney, licensed both in the EU and in the US, with a special interest in privacy law, I was able to observe quasi simultanuous policy making by both Brussels and Washington, D.C. on the same subject matter, from the comfort of my office [...]

Tags: Axel Voss, behavioral advertising, cross border data flow, Cross Border Data Transfers, Datenschutz, EU, EU Data Protection Directive, European Union Data Protection, facebook, FIPP, FTC, Gegevensbescherming, Google, Leibowitz, Personal Data, privacy, Privacy by Default, privacy by design, Protection des Donees, Right to be forgotten, Strickling, Viviane Reding. European Union Data Protection,Online Privacy 3 Comments

The RFID Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessment Framework in the EU: The Article 29 Working Party and the FTC are in No Rush

February 19th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

On February 11, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an opinion on the revised Industry Proposal for a Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessment (PIA) Framework for RFID applications. (ARTICLE 29 DATA PROTECTION WORKING PARTY 00327/11/EN WP 180 Opinion 9/2011 on the revised Industry Proposal for a Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessment Framework for [...]

Tags: Article 29 Working Party, data protection, EU, FTC, identity theft, internet of things, privacy, RFID. European Union Data Protection,Internet of Things 1 Comment

The Recent Privacy Framework Proposals,The Internet of Things and PET

January 12th, 2011 by Monique Altheim

The CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas just wrapped up a few days ago to an astounding success. According to PC magazine, one of the five essential trends to emerge from the CES 2011 was the internet of things. The internet of things can be explained as follows: “It is foreseeable that any object will [...]

Tags: CES, data privacy, DoC, EU, EU Commission, European Union Data Protection, FTC, Madrid Declaration, PET, privacy, privacy by design. Biometrics,Internet of Things,Online Privacy Closed

Of the Valorous Don Quixote’s Success in the Dreadful and Never Before Imagined Adventure of the Windmills

May 28th, 2010 by Monique Altheim

“It is quite clear,” replied Don Quixote, “that you are not experienced in this matter of adventures. They are giants, and if you are afraid, go away and say your prayers, whilst I advance and engage them in fierce and unequal battle.” -DON QUIXOTE de LA MANCHA Blog this! Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin [...]

Tags: data privacy, Data Protection Authority, facebook, FTC, Google, Microsoft, Personal Data, personal data protection, privacy laws, Privacy Principles, search engines, social media, yahoo. Online Privacy 1 Comment

IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2010 – Hot Topics: Jules Polonetsky Predicts the Future of Behavioral Advertising

April 23rd, 2010 by Monique Altheim

At the recent IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., many hot topics were addressed: Privacy by Design, Behavioral Advertising, the new EU Cookie Consent Law, the Smart Power Grid, the Cloud, Web 2.0, the new EU Model Clause Agreements, Controllers, Processors and Sub-Processors, the recent Google convictions, to name just a few. I interviewed [...]

Tags: behavioral advertising, data privacy, Data Protection Authority, facebook, FTC, Google, Jules Polonetsky, social media, THe Future of Privacy Forum, web 2.0, yahoo. Conferences,Online Privacy 1 Comment

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