Privacy

The New York Times Pays Attention to the Fine Print

The New York Times Pays Attention to the Fine PrintThe New York Times‘ editorial board asked: “If no one reads the terms and conditions, how can they continue to be the legal backbone of the internet?”  See “How Silicon Valley Puts the ‘Con’ in Consent” here. 

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Vladeck, David – “Compounding Transactions” (1 min., 32 sec.)

An excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC. David Vladeck is the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/about.shtm Vladek Compnding Transactns.mp3

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Acquisti, Alessandro – “The Lost Opportunity In Reading Privacy Policies” (1 min., 40 sec.)

An excerpt from the Round Table Discussion on Standard Form Contracts (The Fine Print in Contracts of Adhesion), June 4th, 2010 at the Carnegie Center in Washington, DC.  Alessandro Acquisti is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.heinz.cmu.edu/~acquisti/ Acquisti 1 (Lost Opportunity of Read.mp3

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The Economics of Privacy Pricing

When you have privacy, you value it more. But when the starting point is that you don’t have privacy, you value privacy far less. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/the-economics-of-privacy-pricing/   Privacy

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