Hibnick v. Google Inc.

Filing 121

OBJECTIONS to re 120 Proposed Order by Electronic Privacy Information Center. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix 1, # 2 Appendix 2, # 3 Appendix 3, # 4 Appendix 4, # 5 Appendix 5, # 6 Appendix 6, # 7 Appendix 7, # 8 Appendix 8, # 9 Appendix 9, # 10 Appendix 10, # 11Appendix 12, # 12 Appendix 13, # 13 Appendix 11)(Friedman, Philip) (Filed on 3/30/2011) Modified on 4/1/2011 (cv, COURT STAFF).

Appendix 2 –

(i) NAME: Electronic Privacy Information Center
(ii) ADDRESS: 1718 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009
(iii)DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Nine projects that would directly benefit the
Class through established Internet privacy education and policy programs,
including ongoing support for epic.org and privacy.org.
(iv) YEARS INTERNET PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: 17
(v) HOW PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT CLASS: EPIC seeks general funding to
continue and expand several EPIC Projects and EPIC Programs that protect
the privacy of Internet users. Funding from the Google Buzz cy pres Fund to
EPIC would directly support privacy policy and privacy education that would
advance the interests of Internet users and protect the interests of the class.
EPIC’s activities and mission are directly aligned with the interests of the
class. EPIC was established in 1994 specifically to focus public attention on
“emerging privacy and civil liberties issues.” EPIC’s core mission is to
promote education and pursue policies that safeguard privacy. EPIC has
pursued this mission for 17 years. In fact, the issues on which this settlement
is based flow directly from EPIC’s February 2010 filing before the Federal
Trade Commission on behalf of Internet users regarding Google Buzz. It was
EPIC that identified the risks to Internet users and urged the Commission to
act to safeguard Internet privacy.
(vi) BUDGET INFORMATION:
Annual Budget: $1,063,688
Internet Privacy Budget: $1,015,950
(vii)

AMOUNT OF GOOGLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2010: $0

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(i) NAME: Center for Digital Democracy
(ii) ADDRESS: 1220 L St. NW #300 Washington DC 20005-4053
(iii)DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Funding to support a three-year Internet privacy
project including: consumer education publications, training of CBO staff,
website enhancements, a mini-grants program, and increased policy work.
(iv) YEARS INTERNET PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: 10
(v) HOW PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT CLASS: Social media data collection
involves an array of complex and largely stealth techniques that can track a
consumer’s behaviors, including their online interactions with others and
geographic location, often without the individual’s knowledge. This lack of
transparency raises particular concerns when it involves financial, health, and
other sensitive kinds of information, and when data are collected from
children and adolescents. CDD’s project will develop a series of online
consumer education resources focused on social media privacy in three key
areas: Internet and mobile phone-based consumer financial services; 2) health
and pharmaceutical marketing; and 3) the special needs of children and
adolescents.
(vi) BUDGET INFORMATION:
Annual Budget: $306,500
Internet Privacy Budget: $176,076
(vii)

AMOUNT OF GOOGLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2010: $0

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(i) NAME: Consumer Action
(ii) ADDRESS: 221 Main St., Suite 480, San Francisco, CA 94105
(iii)DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Funding to support a three-year Internet privacy
project including: consumer education publications, training of CBO staff,
website enhancements, a mini-grants program, and increased policy work.
(iv) YEARS INTERNET PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: 9
(v) HOW PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT CLASS: Consumer Action will use the
Google Buzz settlement grant to continue our past educational work on
Internet privacy, as well as to create new and innovative programs. The
plaintiff class will benefit from receiving updated, easy-to-read education
materials, available both online and offline and translated into key languages,
on the latest issues in Internet privacy, such as using social networking wisely,
privacy while using mobile devices and protecting sensitive information in the
cloud.
(vi) BUDGET INFORMATION:
Annual Budget: $3.2 Million
Internet Privacy Budget: $310,000
(vii)

AMOUNT OF GOOGLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2010: $10,000/monthly inkind Google AdWords Grant

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(i) NAME: Privacy Activism
(ii) ADDRESS: 4026 18th St., San Francisco, CA 94114
(iii)DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Funding for development of mobile
applications, including "Privacy Tips" and the "Privacy App."
(iv) YEARS INTERNET PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: 10
(v) HOW PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT CLASS: Privacy Tips + Privacy App. A year
of weekly privacy tips, available via mobile phones and the web. Each tip
includes a humorous cartoon highlighting a privacy issue, a discussion with
information to help people understand and resolve the issue, and resources for
learning more about the subject. Android and iPhone apps will let users
discuss the tips as well as share tips among themselves. We’ll host the tips on
Privacy Activism’s webpage, and at the end of the year will compile them into
a free downloadable e-book.
(vi) BUDGET INFORMATION:
Annual Budget: $223,000
Internet Privacy Budget: $70,400
(vii)

AMOUNT OF GOOGLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2010: $0

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(i) NAME: Patient Privacy Rights
(ii) ADDRESS: P.O. Box 248, Austin, TX 78767
(iii)DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Funding for a "Summit on the Future of Health
Privacy," updating of existing Internet education programs, and expansion of
Privacy Policy programs.
(iv) YEARS INTERNET PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: 6
(v) HOW PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT CLASS: The Class, like the general public,
commonly uses online tools and websites to seek information and
communicate about their health. Individuals often use social media platforms
to manage and collect information about their personal health, but they may
not fully realize that there are potential harmful results, such as job less and
credit discrimination, that can result from the absence of certain internet
privacy protections. PPR creates a counterpoint to corporations that seek to
persuade everyone to share more personal information online without
effective and necessary privacy protections. Without the safeguards and check
points PPR recommends for health information, its easy to see that the health
privacy can be easily violated. Our goal is to help the public understand the
limitations of current technology and privacy laws and help restore the
protections users expect in their online communities.
(vi) BUDGET INFORMATION:
Annual Budget: $417,000
Internet Privacy Budget: $115,819
(vii)

AMOUNT OF GOOGLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2010: $0

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(i) NAME: Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
(ii) ADDRESS: 3100 5th Ave. Suite B, San Diego, CA 92103
(iii)DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Funding for continued support for online
privacy programs, covering such topics as social networking, security
breaches, employee monitoring, anti-spam resources, children's online safety,
children's online privacy, online shopping, online job scams, smartphones, and
online privacy for non-profits.
(iv) YEARS INTERNET PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: 16
(v) HOW PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT CLASS: A significant amount of Internetrelated educational resources are text-based, including our own. We propose
to develop a fun and engaging interactive learning experience for consumers
on online privacy risks and practical privacy protection tips using graphic
presentations, including videos, photos, diagrams, and screen shots. The
online learning experience (a complete microsite) will be visually interesting,
include interactive quizzes, and offer ways to share the content via social
networking channels such as Facebook and Twitter. The site will offer up to
50 pages of educational content covering about twenty different online
privacy topics, including browser settings, cloud computing, social networks
and cookies.
(vi) BUDGET INFORMATION:
Annual Budget: $376,387
Internet Privacy Budget: $188,383
(vii)

AMOUNT OF GOOGLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2010: $0

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(i) NAME: World Privacy Forum
(ii) ADDRESS: 2033 San Elijo Ave. #402, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007
(iii)DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Funding for Consumer Internet Privacy Project
- gives education and assistance by offering phone, email, and web assistance
to the Class, conducting policy work that will help improve privacy choices
for the Class, and supporting research and consumeer guides specifically to
educate and assist the Class with resolving Internet privacy issues and
challenges.
(iv) YEARS INTERNET PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED: 9
(v) HOW PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT CLASS: The settlement will support the
Class directly thorugh our core operational program of Consumer Internet
Privacy education and assistance by offering phone, email, and web assistance
to the Class, conducting policy work that will help improve privacy choices
for the Class, and supporting research that allows us to write consumer guides
specifically to educate and assist the Class with resolving specific Internet
privacy issues and challenges.
(vi) BUDGET INFORMATION:
Annual Budget: $90,000
Internet Privacy Budget: $50,000
(vii)

AMOUNT OF GOOGLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2010: $0

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