Study: How people perceive online behavioral advertising
Carnegie Mellon University researchers Aleecia M. McDonald and Lorrie Faith Cranor conducted this study of attitudes about Internet advertising. While many of the participants raised privacy issues in the first few minutes of discussion without any prompting about privacy, most knew little or nothing about online advertising and tracking. Comments: 0

NPR series examines digital privacy
National Public Radio (NPR) has launched series that looks at many aspects of digital privacy, including a discussion on cell phone privacy, social networking, and privacy law. Comments: 0

Privacy “report card” gives Obama Administration mediocre grades
The Electronic Privacy Information Center released the results of a privacy "report card," grading the Obama Administration on its activities with regard to consumer privacy, medical privacy, cybersecurity, and civil liberties. Comments: 0

Privacy controls for web browsers given a detailed look in CDT report
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has released an updated review of privacy tools available in five common web browsers. The report compares browser offerings in three key areas: privacy mode, cookie controls and object controls. Comments: 1

‘Web bugs’ allow widespread online data sharing
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Information released a report on June 1 showing that the most popular Web sites in the United States all share data with their corporate affiliates and allow third parties to collect information directly by using tracking beacons known as "Web bugs" - despite the sites' claims that they don't share user data with third parties. Comments: 0

Reasons you can’t get your credit report fixed
A noted national consumer law organization releases a report documenting the abysmal quality of the credit report dispute system provided for by law to protect consumers from errors in their credit reports. Comments: 1

Telecommuting poses privacy threats to company networks
Analyzing data from an employer survey, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) has found that the telecommuting trend poses unique privacy and security threats to companies. Comments: 0

What Californians understand about privacy offline
A research report by Chris Jay Hoofnagle and Jennifer King (UC Berkeley School of Law, Center for Law & Technology) finds that Californians are more likely to be privacy pragmatists or fundamentalists, and less likely to be unconcerned about privacy. Comments: 0

Measuring identity theft at top banks
A study entitled "Identity Theft: Making the Known Unknowns Known" attempts to uncover more about the crime and the damages it creates. Comments: 0

Online toolkit helps consumers safeguard medical information
Consumer Action Privacy Coalition partner, Patient Privacy Rights, has updated its "Privacy Toolkit" for consumers interested in protecting their medical data. Comments: 0