FTC's Brill Calls Engineers, Computer Scientists 'to Keyboard' for Consumer Privacy Help

摘要

Engineers and computer scientists are crucial to the future of consumer privacy, FTC CommissionernJulie Brill said Wednesday at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (http://1.usa.gov/1ce7U1y).nThe data collection process is error-prone, outdated and not consumer friendly, Brill said. These are “yournchallenges,” she told the academic audience. It's a call to arms, “or given who you are, a call to keyboard,”nshe said. With the proliferation of data and tracking through the booming number of connected devices, entrepreneursnhave the opportunity to help ensure consumer privacy, Brill said.