7.11.2007 von admin.

The Independent Center for Data Protection of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (ULD, see: www.datenschutzzentrum.de) in cooperation with the Technical University of Dresden has just published a very interesting research report on “Linking Digital Identities”. The study was done for the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research in order to see and evaluate the possible effects of linking digital identities on society and an individual. For now, the report is only available in German (with an executive summary in English) but parts will be translated soon. The study analyzed the status quo of linkage in the context of public administration, business, and communities.

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6.11.2007 von admin.

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6.11.2007 von admin.

David Recordon from SixApart has just given a great talk at the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin. Explaining the movement from centralized social networks to a more decentralized world, he mentioned that “enbaling privacy will get harder” but it would still be possible. Glad to hear that there is hope! However, discussions around privacy in social networks at the moment address only the service of providing the user with view settings, meaning the user determines who can view which type of personal data. That is only part of the story. Yes, it gives some control to the user to obvious data he puts on his site but in lots of cases, the user may get some false sense of privacy. Other processes need to be addressed such as making sure the user understands who is using his data (third parties), what the data would be used for (data mining), and where the data is transferred to (cross-border transfers). At the same time, he should be able to specify the purpose his personal data is used for. And this not only about his photos and Email address on the social networking site, it is about all the data the user provides in the context of the service. Visit my presentation on Thursday, November 8 at 09:00 am at the Web 2.0 Expo. I will elaborate on this subject.

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28.10.2007 von admin.

Here is a book recommendation for anyone being interested in privacy on the Internet: “The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet” by Daniel J. Solove.

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28.10.2007 von admin.

Hello Everyone! I am starting my own blog and try to report on various topics around Privacy, Security, Web 2.0, and Social Networks - all part of my PhD dissertation. At the moment I am still in Palo Alto, California where I spend a couple of weeks doing some research at Stanford University. I also completed my CIPP certification at the IAPP Academy earlier this week in San Francisco. More on my trip, current research and study topics, any interesting links to conferences and published studies etc. will follow. I would love to receive comments and any interesting recommendations on topics that evolve around Privacy 2.0. Please blog!

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