Author(s): Deirdre K. Mulligan Year: 2008 Abstract: In a sensor network environment, elements such as message rate, message size, mote frequency, and message routing can reveal transactional data – that is, information about the sensors deployed, frequency of events monitored, network topology, parties deploying the network, and location of subjects and objects moving through the […]
Transactional Confidentiality in Sensor Networks
Preemption and Privacy
Author(s): Paul M. Schwartz Year: 2009 Abstract: A broad coalition, including companies formerly opposed to the enactment of privacy statutes, has now formed behind the idea of a national information privacy law. Among the benefits that proponents attribute to such a law is that it would harmonize the U.S. regulatory approach with that of the […]
A Model Regime of Privacy Protection (Version 2.0)
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2005 Abstract: This version incorporates and responds to the many comments that we received to Version 1.1, which we released on March 10, 2005. Privacy protection in the United States has often been criticized, but critics have too infrequently suggested specific proposals for reform. Recently, there has been significant legislative […]
A Model Regime of Privacy Protection (Version 1.1)
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2005 Abstract: Privacy protection in the United States has often been criticized, but critics have too infrequently suggested specific proposals for reform. Recently, there has been significant legislative interest at both the federal and state levels in addressing the privacy of personal information. This was sparked when ChoicePoint, one of […]
Putting Identity Theft on Ice: Freezing Credit Reports to Prevent Lending to Impostors
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2005 Abstract: Identity theft is a growing problem. In any given identity theft situation, there are three actors – the victim, the impostor, and an institution, such as a bank or credit card company. Thus far, policymakers have attempted to address the crime by focusing on victims and impostors; victims […]
Big Brother’s Little Helpers: How Choicepoint and Other Commercial Data Brokers Collect, Process, and Package Your Data for Law Enforcement
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2008 Abstract: The shift to a digital information environment has brought many changes to law enforcement access to personal data. Now, by visiting a single website, such as www.cpgov.com, law enforcement can obtain a comprehensive dossier on almost any adult. That website was custom-tailored for law enforcement by ChoicePoint, Inc., […]
Privacy Self Regulation: A Decade of Disappointment
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2008 Abstract: The Federal Trade Commission’s Do-Not-Call Registry, a government-created protection for privacy, is a stellar success. With over 80 million numbers enrolled, Americans now have a easy to use and effective shield against telemarketing. The government’s creation quickly superceded and made irrelevant self-regulatory solutions, which were difficult to use, […]
What Californians Understand about Privacy Online
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2008 Abstract: The volume of online commerce grows every year, in absence of a federal law setting baseline protections for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. Instead, information collected by websites are governed by individual privacy policies. In order to gauge Californians’ understanding of privacy policies and default […]
Research Report: What Californians Understand About Privacy Offline
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2008 Abstract: Many online privacy problems are rooted in the offline world, where businesses are free to sell consumers’ personal information unless they voluntarily agree not to or where a specific law prohibits the practice. In order to gauge Californians’ understanding of business practices with respect to the selling of […]
Measuring Identity Theft at Top Banks (Version 1.5)
Author(s): Chris Jay Hoofnagle Year: 2008 Abstract: There is no reliable way for consumers, regulators, and businesses to assess the relative rates of identity fraud at major financial institutions. This lack of information prevents a consumer market for bank safety from emerging. As part of a multiple strategy approach to obtaining more actionable data on […]