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Electronic Privacy Information Center’s Marc Rotenberg discussed direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits and potential privacy concerns.

The Center for Digital Democracy hosted a series of discussions to mark the 20th anniversary of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Senator Edward Markey (D-MA), one of the…

Representatives of the credit reporting industry and consumer protection groups were among the witnesses at a hearing on potential legislative responses to the Equifax data breach, which mad…

Jim Dwyer, author of More Awesome Than Money: Four Boys, Three Years, and a Chronicle of Ideals and Ambition in Silicon Valley; Amitai Etzioni, author of The New Normal: Finding a Balance be…

Representative James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), gave the keynote address at a Georgetown University Law Center discussion on proposed changes by Congress to National Security Agency (NSA) surveil…

Technical experts talked about the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs leaked to the press by Edward Snowden. They explained how the collection of “metadata” can be used by …

Criminal, privacy, and constitutional law scholars discussed the upcoming Florida v. Jardines and Florida v. Harris Supreme Court cases. Both cases focused on privacy rights and the reliabil…

Witnesses testified about proposed amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that would extend and expand the government’s ability to collect intelligence, or spy, on suspected…

Marc Rotenberg talked about Google’s new privacy policy, which allows the company to share all of the personal data it has from more than 1 billion users across all of its services. Attorney…

Netflix general counsel David Hyman and two online privacy advocates testified on a House-passed bill, HR 2471, that would allow Netflix and other online video providers to seek one-time con…

Marc Rotenberg and Larry Clinton, two critics of the Obama administration’s proposals for reducing cyber threats against the U.S., talked about their objections and criticisms.

Witnesses testified about draft legislation that would establish national standards for data security and notification of a breach. Companies would be required to notify consumers and the Fe…

Marc Rotenberg talked about questions raised by recent disclosures that cell phones and other devices contain tracking software that records users' locations. Mr. Rotenberg also responded t…

Witnesses testified about airport security and body imaging technology, as well as the effectiveness, health risks and privacy concerns with using body imaging technology in airports. During…

Participants spoke about online technology, social networks, and Internet privacy. Among the topics they addressed were the history and future of encryption, the role of federal regulatory a…

Panelists spoke about airport security and the constitutionality of the Transportation Security Agency’s use of body scanners and enhanced pat-downs. In his remarks Jeffrey Rosen outlined th…

Airline passenger rights advocates spoke about airport security and passenger rights, particularly at security checkpoints. They said that airport security had become a choice between being …

Panelists spoke about the use of body scanners at security checkpoints in airports. In his remarks, Ralph Nader called for more government oversight of the Transportation Security Agency’s e…

Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) spoke about airport security and the role Congress played in setting security policy and procedures for the Transportation Security Administration.

Marc Rotenberg talked about improving medical privacy. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio’s Bobbi Jackson read news headlines at the end of the prog…