Chris Hoofnagle
Chris Hoofnagle
Chris Jay Hoofnagle is an American professor at the University of California, Berkeley who teaches information privacy law, computer crime law, regulation of online privacy, and internet law. Hoofnagle has made notable contributions to the privacy literature through a set of surveys that establish that most Americans prefer not to be targeted online for advertising and that, despite claims to the contrary, young people care about privacy and take actions to protect it. Hoofnagle is the author of Federal Trade...
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There are established legal procedures for obtaining phone records that provide checks against improper access. These legal procedures allow fast access to phone record for law enforcement and provide accountability. That's what missing here, the accountability.
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We're arguing that it is creating a national ID system.
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A technology that can analyze content at that level invites secondary uses, whether it's law enforcement or national security.
There will be legislation to tighten up privacy. And if not legislation, there will be more regulation.
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No one wants to send out a security breach notice. You instantly become a pariah, and the fear is that you'll start to lose customers.
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I think companies may find the data used against them in lawsuits. Plaintiffs' attorneys might be able to prove a taxi or delivery van was speeding.
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I think companies may find the data used against them in lawsuits, ... Plaintiffs' attorneys might be able to prove a taxi or delivery van was speeding.
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It clearly can be dangerous for some people to have this information. Imagine how costly exposure of these records could be for a business executive whose list of calls is obtained by a competitor. There can be real harm.
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I think this could be a very interesting way to deal with the telemarketing issue for consumers.
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Retailers and banks are trying to pass a law that's much weaker.
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There is huge pressure from industry to get Congress to preempt state data breach notice laws. It's quite a mess now.
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Because you have to sign in to use it, they can attach your identity to anything you send through that pipe.
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Existing carrier practices and regulations are inadequate to stop this trade in personal information.
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If you have a legitimate need you can get these records, the problem is these companies are offering an illegal shortcut that is unfair to the consumer.