Opt In – Opt Out

This morning I received the following SMS text message on my mobile phone: AT&T Wireless: $25K sweeps, reply YES to enter! NO PURCH REQ. Odds dep on # entries. Ends 9/30. [email protected]/usa 2 stop msgs go2 attwireless.com/privacy Personally, I found the unwanted message highly unprofessional. The message made it very simple to enter the "sweeps" […]

Privacy Conference

The IAPP is an association of more than 1,000 of the world’s leading privacy and security professionals. The first day of their conference culminated in a very nice reception at The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. Its contents include nearly […]

e-democracy

It is not surprising that most governments of the world have web sites — in fact, many call themselves "e-governments". In early November, the United Nations issued a report entitled “E-Government at the Crossroads” which showed that 173 of the U.N.’s 191 members had Web sites. (see patrickWeb story for details). That is the good […]

e-government

It is not surprising that most governments of the world have web sites — in fact, many call themselves "e-governments". In early November, the United Nations issued a report entitled “E-Government at the Crossroads” which showed that 173 of the U.N.’s 191 members had Web sites. That is the good news. The bad news is […]

Privacy and Trust (Series)

Privacy and Trust Privacy and Trust – Part 1 Privacy and Trust – Part 2 Privacy and Trust – Part 3 Privacy and Trust – Part 4 Privacy and Trust – Part 5 Privacy and Trust – Part 6 Privacy and Trust – Part 7 Privacy and Trust – Part 8 Privacy and Trust – […]