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[…] tech and a lot of other areas. I jumped at the chance and I’ve been working on AI and machine learning issues ever since. What’s the difference between AI and machine learning? That’s a good question, and something we explored in The Privacy Expert’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning, which FPF released last […]

[…] actionable resources for different audiences. The Student Privacy Pledge has been one of our most successful projects. Co-founded with SIIA, the Pledge is a Federal Trade Commission-enforceable code of conduct for edtech vendors. Now with nearly 330 companies as signatories, the Pledge was designed to both raise awareness of best practices and facilitate their […]

[…] to user privacy. The forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) contains numerous provisions relevant to these risks, which may nonetheless be insufficient to ensure a fair balance between users’ and developers’ interests. A three-step transparency model is described based on known privacy risks of the IoT, the GDPR’s governing principles, and weaknesses in its […]

[…] policy in the App Store Connect metadata field and within the app. (5.1.1) Developers must include a mechanism to revoke social network credentials and disable data access between the app and social network from within the app. (5.1.1) Developers must respect the user’s permission settings and not attempt to manipulate, trick, or force people […]

[…] including names, race, gender, disability status and whether they were learning English as a second language” for the purpose of a research study determining how to “create better results for students of color” and other minorities. PSU and the teaching candidates did not obtain consent to take the data from either the schools or […]

[…] the full range of privacy risks and harms, as well as the importance of privacy safeguards, as it considers options to improve school safety; Support efforts to better educate and communicate with stakeholders regarding existing legal authorities that permit data sharing to promote health and safety within a framework that mitigates privacy risks to […]

[…] to others, Elise understood that when teaching the teacher also learns and fine tunes their understanding,” said Howard Berkower, Elise’s brother. “Our family can think of no better way to honor Elise’s personal and professional life of generosity, commitment and accomplishment than to establish this Privacy Fellowship.” Elise served as Chief Privacy Counsel at […]

[…] and their impact, and for broader needs of society and science?  Can we have research programs managed by companies that provide more controls, a good vetting process, better informed consent for research, corporate ethics review processes? Can we have a sophisticated conversation about the risks and mitigation strategies regarding data portability? Worries about Cambridge […]

[…] injustice. While recognizing that algorithms are man-made artifacts, written and edited by humans in order to code decision-making processes, the article argues that a distinction should be drawn between “policy-neutral algorithms,” which lack an active editorial hand, and “policy-directed algorithms,” which are intentionally framed to further a designer’s policy agenda. Policy-neutral algorithms could, in some […]