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[…] regarding a number of changes which serve to encourage data minimization, reduce the likelihood of apps over-sharing data, and increase user transparency and control. Build trust through better privacy What’s new in location     iOS 14 Tracking Permission Screenshot iOS 14 Limit Ad Tracking Screenshot iOS 14 Location Permission Prompt iOS 14 Precise […]

[…] include: homomorphic encryption, secure multi-party computation, and federated learning.  Homomorphic encryption preserves data privacy through analysis of encrypted data.  Secure multi-party computation is a protocol for collaboration between parties holding information they prefer to keep private from one another without intervention of a trusted third party actor.  Federated learning allows data to be stored […]

[…] calls for new legislation. Commentators argue that a relatively small number of companies are disproportionately profiting from consumers’ data, and that the economic gap continues to grow between technology companies and the consumers whose data drives the profits of these companies. Consumers are also becoming more aware of the fact that free online services […]

[…] and purpose to what otherwise is simply effective management. This mission can be supported operationally by assurance activities like adding, maintaining and appropriately updating equity analysis for code audits. Many of the other things we can do have been talked about for years. Demanding not just diversity on boards, but people with a demonstrated commitment to […]

[…] In that spirit, we would like to call attention to the work of Professor Ruha Benjamin and her book Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code. The FPF Privacy Book Club was honored to learn from Professor Benjamin this week and we invite you to watch the video and order her book. We found it to be a thought-provoking […]

[…] “Today is a great day for the LGBTQ community and LGBTQ workers across the nation. The United States Supreme Court decision could not have come at a better time given the current COVID-19 crisis and the protests taking place across the country. However, there still remains much work to be done, especially around the […]

[…] ruling that “the past 3 decades have been an arms race of protection technologies and privacy violations. The law cannot be ignored and must preserve the balance between privacy and the proper functioning of the State”. She also stated that “cryptography, as a technological resource, has taken on special importance in the implementation of […]

[…] clinical research, medical diagnostics/devices, and precision medicine. Such tools can uncover new possibilities for researchers, physicians, and patients, allowing them to make more informed decisions and achieve better outcomes. When deployed in healthcare settings, these approaches have the potential to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the health research and care ecosystem, and ultimately improve […]

[…] responses of national data protection authorities will be analyzed in a second part. It is important to keep in mind that the EDPB acts as a liant between EU level/agreed-upon data protection policy and national implementation.    1. Preamble: Scientists were here first Before the calls and guidelines of policymakers at EU level favoring […]

[…] at [email protected]. In light of COVID-19, there is heightened global interest in harnessing location data held by major tech companies to track individuals affected by the virus, better understand the effectiveness of social distancing, or send alerts to individuals who might be affected based on their previous proximity to known cases. Governments around the […]