AN ALTERNATIVE PRIVACY FRAMEWORK By J. Bradley Jansen July 31, 2001 At a time when we are sorting through billions of privacy notices informing us of our ability to “opt in” or “opt out” of having our information sold or shared by financial institutions, no one seems to be happy with the status quo. Most [...]
International Development or Corporate Welfare? By J. Bradley Jansen July 23, 2001 President Bush recently proposed some changes at the World Bank. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have come under severe criticism. There is a broad consensus among conservatives, libertarians and progressives that the system is broken and needs to be fixed. [...]
Big Brother’s Money J. Bradley Jansen July 12, 2001 A few years ago, Marvin Goodfriend, a senior Federal Reserve official, proposed a “carry tax” on cash under certain conditions. The idea was to impose a tax on dollar bills using the magnetic strip as a tracking device to tabulate the tax. The suggestion was criticized [...]
Americans should demonstrate independence by “opting” for best privacy policy J. Bradley Jansen July 5, 2001 By now, financial institutions have deluged us with billions of privacy notices giving us the ability to “opt out” of the selling and sharing of information. Many commentators have decried the fact that most of us have not acted [...]