{"id":70467,"date":"2016-06-30T17:31:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T21:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70467"},"modified":"2016-06-30T16:34:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T20:34:25","slug":"schneiderman-fighting-for-consumer-privacy-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=70467","title":{"rendered":"Schneiderman fighting for consumer privacy online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=70131\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70131\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-70131\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman-150x128.jpg\" alt=\"Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman\" width=\"150\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman-150x128.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Attorny_General_Eric_T_Schneiderman.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Schneiderman\u2019s Comments On The FCC\u2019s Proposed Privacy Rulemaking Emphasize Increased Transparency, Choice, And Security To Better Protect Consumer Privacy<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwNjMwLjYwOTY3OTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDYzMC42MDk2Nzk0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODM3NDIyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFyZ29AbTNwbWVkaWEuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1tYXJnb0BtM3BtZWRpYS5jb20mdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&amp;&amp;&amp;100&amp;&amp;&amp;https:\/\/ag.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/nyag_letter_to_fcc_re_proceeding_number_16-106-signed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">that his office filed a letter<\/a>\u00a0with the Federal Communications Commission (\u201cFCC\u201d) regarding the FCC\u2019s proposed rulemaking to establish privacy rules for Broadband Internet Access Service (\u201cBIAS\u201d) providers. In his comment to the FCC, Schneiderman expresses support for the FCC\u2019s proposed rulemaking and provides several recommendations designed to maximize consumer choice, transparency, and security.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">\u201cAs the gateway to the internet, BIAS providers are able to collect an unprecedented breadth of personal information about their customers,\u201d said <strong>Attorney General Schneiderman<\/strong>. \u201cThis letter comment urges the FCC to ensure the privacy of BIAS customers and impose reasonable notice and reporting requirements on BIAS providers.\u00a0 Meaningful choice and online privacy should be the mainstays of consumer experience on the Internet.\u201d<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">In his comment, Schneiderman applauds the FCC for its focus on the three pillars of consumer privacy: transparency, choice, and security. In particular:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\"><u>Transparency<\/u>: Schneiderman expresses support for the FCC\u2019s proposed rules requiring BIAS providers maintain persistently and easily accessible privacy polies, written in clear and conspicuous language. Schneiderman recommends that the FCC further require BIAS providers to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Make privacy policies as concise and specific as possible; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Translate privacy policies into the language that the BIAS provider previously used to communicate with its customers, including during advertising and sales.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\"><u>Choice<\/u>: Schneiderman expresses support for the FCC\u2019s proposed rules granting BIAS providers implied consent to use customer data as necessary to provide the contracted-for service, requiring BIAS providers to give customers opt-out consent regarding the use of their data for purposes of marketing communications-related services, and requiring BIAS providers to secure permission from customers before engaging in any other third-party commercial uses of their data. Schneiderman recommends that the FCC further require BIAS providers to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Contractually obligate all data recipients to limit their use of data received via implied permission to those purposes enumerated in the FCC\u2019s proposed rule;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Present customers with the privacy notice and choice option(s) upon initial login to the BIAS provider\u2019s website and in such a manner that customers are likely to read them;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Give customers the option to easily revisit the privacy notice and adjust their choice options upon all subsequent logins to the BIAS provider\u2019s website; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Display an alert on the login landing page of the BIAS provider\u2019s website in the event of any changes to the BIAS providers\u2019 privacy policies and\/or choice options.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\"><u>Security<\/u>: Schneiderman expresses support for the FCC\u2019s proposed rules requiring BIAS providers to protect customer information that is stored or otherwise crosses their networks against unauthorized use or disclosure and recommends that the FCC:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Require BIAS providers to give notice following a data breach \u201cin the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay\u201d on top of a fixed deadline;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Require BIAS providers to contractually obligate any affiliates or third parties to notify the BIAS provider in the event of a data beach; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Post on the FCC website the data breach notices it receives pursuant to this rule.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Schneiderman further expresses his support for the FCC\u2019s broad definition of personally identifiable information, recognizing that emerging technologies make it far too easy to link facially non-identifying information to consumers and their devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">Currently, BIAS providers are not subject to statutory protections regarding the privacy of their customers\u2019 data. The rules proposed by the FCC, and supported by Attorney General Schneiderman, would protect consumer privacy by applying the privacy requirements of the Federal Communications Act to BIAS providers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: medium;\">This matter was handled by Deputy Bureau Chief Clark Russell and Bureau Chief Kathleen McGee of the Bureau of Internet and Technology, Senior Enforcement Counsel and Special Advisor to the Attorney General Tim Wu, and Executive Deputy Attorney General for Economic Justice Manisha Sheth.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schneiderman\u2019s Comments On The FCC\u2019s Proposed Privacy Rulemaking Emphasize Increased Transparency, Choice, And Security To Better Protect Consumer Privacy Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that his office filed a letter\u00a0with the Federal Communications Commission (\u201cFCC\u201d) regarding the FCC\u2019s proposed rulemaking to establish privacy rules for Broadband Internet Access Service (\u201cBIAS\u201d) providers. 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