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ONC to survey consumers on privacy, Health Information Exchange

Submitted: March 20, 2010 - 9:27am
Last updated: March 20, 2010 - 9:28am
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Location: Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, 20201, United States

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT plans to conduct a nationwide survey of public opinion about electronic health information exchange and the privacy and security of personal data that is shared.

Craig Newmark on the Web's Next Big Problem -- Trust

Submitted: March 18, 2010 - 8:08pm
Last updated: March 18, 2010 - 8:09pm

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What does Craigslist founder Craig Newmark think is the next big problem the web has to solve? Who to trust online.

Break the law and your new Facebook 'friend' may be the FBI

Submitted: March 17, 2010 - 9:39pm
Last updated: March 17, 2010 - 9:44pm
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Location: Electronic Frontier Foundation, 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110-1914, United States

Law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, even going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information.

FTC Hears Debate About Whether Privacy Polices Can Work

Submitted: March 17, 2010 - 9:28pm
Last updated: March 17, 2010 - 9:29pm
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Location: FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States

Federal Trade Commission's roundtable discussion about online privacy.

Outgoing FTC commissioner dings Google, Internet companies on privacy

Submitted: March 17, 2010 - 9:26pm
Last updated: March 17, 2010 - 9:28pm
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Location: FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States

Outgoing Federal Trade Commission member Pamela Jones Harbour said that Google, Facebook and other major U.S. Internet companies need to better protect the privacy of their users or face stiff penalties.

How Privacy Vanishes Online

Submitted: March 17, 2010 - 8:45am
Last updated: March 17, 2010 - 8:46am
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If a stranger came up to you on the street, would you give him your name, Social Security number and e-mail address? Probably not. Yet people often dole out all kinds of personal information on the Internet that allows such identifying data to be deduced.

Combating Identity Theft

The federal government, led by the Federal Trade Commission, should put additional resources into combating identity theft and fraud and help consumers access and utilize those resources, including bolstering existing solutions such as OnGuard Online.

Develop Principles on Information Sharing

The Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission should jointly develop principles to require that customers provide informed consent before broadband service providers share certain types of information with third parties.

Develop Trusted "Identity Providers"

Congress should consider helping spur development of trusted "identity providers" to assist consumers in managing their data in a manner that maximizes the privacy and security of the information.

Protecting Online Profiles

Congress, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission should consider clarifying the relationship between users and their online profiles.
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