Peter Fleischer: Privacy...?

I spend a lot of time thinking about privacy and algorithms.   The Wall Street Journal carried an interesting story " Meet the Ne...

A VIP friend of mine, Monsieur Banal, rang me up Mr Banal:  Bonjour, Pierre.  Sorry to interrupt you with a phone call in August, b...

Who's in charge in Europe?  That's a common conundrum for those of us who work in the privacy field in Europe.  When I was at a...

As the European elite has for centuries, I love summertime in Ravello.  Civilization has flourished on these ravishing hills for millen...

Sometimes I think I should write a travel blog instead of a privacy blog.  I'm the kind of guy who likes to be outdoors and physica...

As a privacy-sensitive guy, I have always had a soft spot for anonymity.  But I wonder if things have just gone too far.  Sometimes, I ...

As Europe slips into recession and economic decline, how is privacy law being changed in Europe?  Sadly, privacy debates here, like the...

Periodically, and again today, there’s a conference to discuss trans-Atlantic privacy issues, and take stock of the Safe Harbor framework. ...

I recently spent a few days grappling with government regulations written for the public. Together with my Dad, who is in his 80's, we ...

Europe has long led the world in creating privacy rules. Soon, Europe will likely make it a requirement for all companies with over 250 emp...

Not really. But I could be. Europe's proposals to create a "right to be forgotten" are suggesting that people should be able...

The "Right to be Forgotten" is a very successful political slogan. Like all successful political slogans, it is like a Rorschach ...

When Apollo wanted to stop Laokoon from warning the Trojans that there were Greek soldiers in the famous Trojan Horse, he sent two giant sna...

2011 has come and almost gone, and I've already forgotten most of it. It's always been that way. I can barely remember my own life...

I've worked in the field of privacy long enough to remember a time when almost no companies in the world had privacy officers. Now, alm...

A lot of you have wondered about the status of the appeal of my Italian conviction . So, here's a short update, just on some logistica...

September 11, seen 10 years later, changed many things in the world, in geo-political terms. Some people also think it changed the nature o...

I'd like to share some personal musings about an interesting series of court cases pending in Spain, pitting the "right to be forg...

Privacy laws need to ensure that there is a higher level of privacy protection for everyone’s sensitive personal data. There's univers...

When Europe introduced a Data Retention Directive in 2006, it struck a very very careful political and legal balance between the interests ...