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Privacy Revolt
 Privacy Revolt!
tackles the issues at the intersection of civil liberties and
technology, with news, commentary, and legislative tracking and
analysis of CA state and federal privacy bills.
CFC has led the fight to protect consumer financial privacy and stop identity theft and we oppose unwarranted snooping into our lives by business or government.
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CFC Supports SB 1166 (Simitian) - Protecting Personal Information - On Gov's Desk!
by Consumer Federation of California
June 23rd, 2010
As the danger of identity theft becomes more prevalent, California needs to take steps to protect the privacy and security rights of its residents. Standardizing security breach notifications and centralizing the reporting process are a small, but critical step in the right direction.
Obama Administration Waffles in "Defense" of California’s Financial Privacy Law
by Zack Kaldveer, Communications Director, Consumer Federation of California
June 10th, 2009
In one sense, temporarily at least, California may have succeeded in beating back the banks and protecting a hard fought, landmark consumer privacy law. But let’s be frank; no “blow was struck” in defense of the individual’s fundamental, constitutional right to privacy.
Will President Obama Defend California Privacy Law Against Banking Industry?
by Richard Holober, Executive Director, Consumer Federation of California
March 11th, 2009
Big banks want the Supreme Court to roll back some of its strongest consumer protections. Will Barack Obama urge the Court to allow the states to serve as incubators of privacy protection laws that have been steamrolled by corporate lobbyists on Capitol Hill?
CFC’s Zack Kaldveer Provides Comments to the PUC on Privacy and the Smart Grid
by Zack Kaldveer, Consumer Federation of California, California Progress Report
March 22nd, 2010
Personal privacy issues routinely arise when data collected is harmless in isolation, but becomes a threat when combined with other data, or examined by a third party for patterns. In other words, what are the potential "unintended consequences" of such an electrical system? And more importantly, what must we do to ensure that those unintended consequences are never realized?
The Politics of Fear and "Whole-Body-Imaging", By CFC's Zack Kaldveer
by Zack Kaldveer, Consumer Federation of California, California Progress Report
January 8th, 2010
Before we...willfully give up our civil liberties and freedoms, support wars on countries that did nothing to us, and sign off on wasting HUGE amounts of money on ineffectual security systems, consider this: Your chances of getting hit by lightning in one year is 500,000 to 1 while the odds you'll be killed by a terrorist on a plane over 10 years is 10 million to 1.
FasTrak Privacy Bill Passes Legislature
by California Political Desk, California Watch
August 30th, 2010
"The state's interest is in collecting tolls. Period." Said Richard Holober, executive director of the Consumer Federation of California. "that's all the data should be used for. I'm pleased to see the Legislature endorse this level of protection."
Privacy protection bill passes state senate
by Los Altos Town Crier, Los Altos Town Crier
June 16th, 2010
"The state's interest is in collecting tolls. Period," said Richard Holober, executive director of the Consumer Federation of California. "That's all the data should be used for. I'm pleased to see the legislation provide this protection."
Silicon Valley readies for privacy battle
by Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News
June 15th, 2010
In the wake of a series of privacy missteps by Google, Facebook and other companies, a growing chorus on Capitol Hill is calling for major online privacy legislation and Silicon Valley companies are girding for the battle.
Unfriendly Facebook
by Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle
May 20th, 2010
It's ironic that Facebook initially branded itself as the "safe" choice for people who wanted to stay in touch...After an endless series of changes to its privacy policy very little about Facebook seems safe at all.
PG&E details technical problems with SmartMeters
by Dana Hull , San Jose Mercury News
April 27th, 2010
"...PG&E's basic message has been 'We are 100 percent right, and our customers are 100 percent wrong,'" said Mark Toney...of...TURN. "Today they acknowledged some widespread technology problems, which is what they should have done in the first place."
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