Susan Lyon from Perkins Coie LLP just finished her presentation called “The Balance of Privacy and Social Networking.”

-    Has web 2.0 killed privacy? Social networking industry says we need more openness; some regulators say we need to think more about privacy.
-    Perkins Coie privacy Twitter page: http://twitter.com/PCPriv
-    One way to handle privacy: have separate profiles for your professional self and your personal self.
-     “The dog poop girl” in Korea:  her dog made a mess on a public bus and she didn’t clean it up.  Photos of her went viral.  The point – lack of privacy affects even those not directly participating in social media.
-    FTC: Fair Information Practice Principles: Section 5 Fairness.
-    EU Data Directive:  Article 29 WP Opinion 5/2009 on Online Social Networking.
-    Privacy principles: notice/awareness, choice/consent, access/quality, security, and enforcement.
-    FTC is starting to think notice is not enough – opt in is better.  Still in development.
-    Lawyers can get into trouble in social media by marketing themselves without revealing their identities.
-    Mind terms of use.
-    Post and follow your privacy policy if you collect personal information.
-    Publicly available does not equal no privacy (e.g., pictures of you used by marketers).
-    The “icky standard” is coming back to the FTC.
-    Wall posts and Tweets as spam?  See Myspace vs. Sanford Wallace & Facebook v. Sanford Wallace.
-    If you produce applications, be aware of state anti-spyware laws and CFAA.

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