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“I Give Up My 1st Child” in Exchange for Free Wi-Fi: Many Agree in UK Experiment
The experiment was conducted in a café in London’s financial district near the Houses of Parliament. Citizens connecting to the free Wi-Fi hotspot were first asked to agree t…
Researchers Identify Privacy Flaws in Instagram and Other Android Apps
Well, this is something we had all suspected, but app developers seem to have a very lax awareness of security and privacy. According to reports by CIO Magazine[1] and PCWorld[2],…
Google’s First Public Debate on the “Right to Be Forgotten” Concludes
The first in a planned series of 7 public debates on the “right to be forgotten,” organized by Google’s Advisory Council, was held in Madrid on the 9th. According to Reuters…
Google to Hold 7 Public Meetings on the “Right to Be Forgotten” Across Europe
According to a BBC News report[1], Google plans to hold public meetings on the “right to be forgotten,” starting with the first meeting in Madrid on September 9 and continuing thro…
Key Changes to Russia’s Data Protection Rules
According to an ACC article dated August 29[1], the president signed Russia’s amended data protection law on July 22. The law will take full effect on September 1, 2016. One…
Class Action Against Facebook in Vienna—Alleged Violations of Privacy Law
A representative class action against Facebook has begun moving forward after a Vienna court ruled that Facebook must address privacy-related complaints against the company. In ear…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Joins the OpenID Foundation as a Board Member
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) joined the OpenID Foundation in the United States…
Trying to Untangle a Vertically Siloed Spaghetti Information Infrastructure, but…
Professor Kokuryo, whom I deeply respect, gave me this topic. It took a little time, but I have now put my thoughts together in this blog post. Let me begin with the conclusion. (1…
Thoughts on the Benesse Personal Data Breach
It appears that children’s and other personal data—up to 20.7 million records—was leaked[1] from Benesse. This is a thought-provoking incident in many respects. Let us consid…
The Last Letter: R.I.P. Bill Washburn (1946-2014)
The first Executive Director of the Commercial Internet Exchange. The 2nd Chairman of XDI.org. He was also the first Executive Director of the OpenID Foundation. He was a wonderful…
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