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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The problem with privacy cases is that most privacy plaintiffs have to give up their privacy. In order to sue you have to show up in court and show that they used your phone records.
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One of the problems of the advertising-supported system is it's built for advertising, not people.
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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.
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The Do Not Call registry is a great success, but a couple of problems exist. The main loophole is the 'established business' clause. If you go to Starbucks for coffee, technically Starbucks can call you for 18 months.
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The Do Not Call registry is a great success, but a couple of problems exist, ... The main loophole is the 'established business' clause. If you go to Starbucks for coffee, technically Starbucks can call you for 18 months.
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There are no laws that stop the government from looking at that info.
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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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Retailers and banks are trying to pass a law that's much weaker.
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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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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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The practice will never completely disappear, but we think as it gets more attention, the number of sites doing it will be on the decline.
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No system is totally secure. If you want privacy, see a doctor who keeps his records in his office.