PDEC is pleased to announce the launch of its premier publication The Personal Data Journal . It is the essential monthly guide written by and for personal data ecosystem pioneers. Our subscribers are the ground-breaking technologists, product development enterprises, data entrepreneurs, and policymakers who are shaping and leading this rapidly-evolving sector. In each monthly issue, our […]
Archives for December 2011
Hilary Mason Wants To Get You Started With Big Data
26 December 2011 by
I spent part of this week with Hilary Mason, one of the smartest people that I know in Big Data. She works as the Chief Scientist for Bit.ly and has a wealth of skills at her fingertips that bridge computer science and mathematics. Plus, she is used to…
Jon Leibowitz (FTC) on Privacy by Design
24 December 2011 by
Jon Leibowitz (FTC) : “Last December, FTC staff issued a draft privacy report reimagining how we can protect consumers in an increasingly digital and mobile age; we expect to put out a final version of that report in the next month or so. The preliminary report recommended that companies build privacy into their […]
FTC Will Propose Broader Children’s Online Privacy Safeguards
24 December 2011 by
Speaking at a Dec. 15 Capitol Hill forum on children’s and teens’ online privacy, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz said that the agency is recommending that the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) expand the definition of personally identifiable information.
Leibowitz explained that he supports expanding the definition of “personally identifiable information” to include […]