Private Sector Use of the Social Security Number
The Clinic provided comments and testimony to the Federal Trade Commission related to credit grantors' use of social security numbers both as a record locator to identify individuals, and as a password to authenticate them.
Security Breach Notification Laws Report
Study recommending reforms for security breach notification laws.
Report on Consumer Information Sharing
Clinic study finds many companies are quietly selling personal information to third parties.
ACCURATE Comment to Election Assistance Commission
ACCURATE submits comments drafted by the Clinic on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines.
Report on Californians’ Views About Offline Privacy
Report details Californians’ understanding of privacy offline.
Report on Californians’ Views on Privacy of Location Information
Samuelson Clinic survey finds strong support for privacy of location data.
What Californians Understand About Privacy Online
Report exploring Californians’ understanding of privacy online.
Report on Effectiveness of San Francisco’s Community Safety Camera Program
Clinic co-released a report evaluating the effectiveness of the City of San Francisco’s Surveillance Camera Program.
Comment on Smart Grid Submitted to California Public Utilities Commission on Privacy
Samuelson Clinic submitted comments to the California Public Utilities Commission on Privacy and the “smart grid” on behalf of the Center for Democracy & Technology.
Social Networking Monitoring FOIA Case
The Clinic and EFF litigated a Freedom of Information Act case against a half-dozen government agencies for refusing to disclose their policies for using social networking sites for investigations and surveillance.