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Future of Privacy Forum’s Amelia Vance warns of ‘unintended consequences’ that could harm students.

[…] fake news and content. We’ve seen how rumors and fake news can crash stock prices, raise ethnic tensions, or lead a man to burst into a pizza shop with an assault rifle. Yet even when the true accounts are available to distinguish fake from real, problems emerge. The implications and challenges posed by such […]

This week, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) sent a letter to the Senate Homeland, Security & Governmental Affairs Committee in advance of today’s hearing “Examining State and Federal Recommendations for Enhancing School Safety Against Targeted Violence.”

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum and 32 other education, disability rights, privacy, and civil rights organizations sent a letter to Florida Governor DeSantis, urging him to postpone the implementation of Florida’s proposed school safety database.

[…] on pausing the use of facial recognition systems for security purposes at public school facilities, rather than banning the use of all biometric technology prior to July 2022; Permitting the continued operation of existing biometrics systems that do not rely on facial recognition, such as fingerprint and palm-print systems, and requiring a review of […]

[…] on pausing the use of facial recognition systems for security purposes at public school facilities, rather than banning the use of all biometric technology prior to July 2022; Permitting the continued operation of existing biometrics systems that do not rely on facial recognition, such as fingerprint and palm-print systems, and requiring a review of […]

[…] Council of Europe, leading law practices, leading universities etc.) ● Initiated Policy Briefs series distributed to the FPF European Council (Territorial application of the GDPR, One Stop Shop, Codes of Conduct) ● Report: CCPA v. GDPR detailed comparison, ● published together with Dataguidance (+ webinar) ● Speaking engagements (ICDPPC, IAPP, CPDP, Me Convention etc) […]

[…] and state education privacy leaders further their knowledge of best practices and resources, support implementation of state and local privacy policies and laws, and equip them to become grassroots spokespersons for balancing privacy with the important uses of data and technology in education.   Media Contacts: Amelia Vance [email protected] Tony Baker ( 202) 759-0811 [email protected]

WASHINGTON, DC (March 27, 2019) – Today, FPF and 39 other education, privacy, disability rights, and civil rights organizations released ten principles to protect all students’ safety, privacy, and right to an equal education. The principles are meant to serve as a starting point for conversations with policymakers and school officials about how to keep […]

Almost everyone has had a similar experience: visiting a website to shop for a product and then having an advertisement for that product “follow” them around the internet. Most free content today, from social media to news, is funded by ads. In order to deliver those ads and measure their effectiveness, companies today rely […]