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[…] reports that “The internet was created by adults for adults, but it has seen a sharp uptick in kid users over the past 10 years… Silicon Valley has bet its future on younger users, but has come under fire recently for building products that critics say aren’t safe for children.” Awesome new resource: the Utah […]

[…] that “Chan-Zuckerberg to Push Ambitious New Vision for Personalized Learning;” the New Schools Venture Fund Summit emphasized that “philanthropists and school leaders need to make a ‘big bet’ on dramatically reshaping schools” through personalized learning; Common Sense Media’s Bill Fitzgerald was on a podcast about “Personalized Learning and the Disruption of Public Education;” and […]

[…] Founder and Co-Chair of FPF, who is speaking in Brussels at privacy events this week, said: “This report shows that the Safe Harbor still is our best bet for protecting peoples’ data in a global economy.  By requiring companies to make commitments that can be enforced by the US Federal Trade Commission, EU citizens […]

[…] says it follows the network behavior of 480 million people. It furnishes friendship data to help customers fine-tune their promotions. Its studies indicate borrowers are a better bet if their friends have higher credit ratings. This might mean a home buyer with a middling credit risk score of 550 should be treated as closer […]

[…] players in the ecosystem should agree that targeting ads is not possible, such as deliberately rendering consumer loan ads to individuals with a high interest in online betting. On the other hand, he also proposed that regulators could prohibit certain practices by relying on the GDPR’s general Article 5 principles, regardless of whether controllers […]

[…] Board provides guidance to ITPI staff on major policy initiatives. In a recent interview with the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Privacy Tech, Jules expressed that he is  betting on Israel to continue its surge upwards, hoping that a country known for being a cybersecurity leader will also end up emerging as a privacy-technology leader. […]

[…] Natasha Singer from the New York Times wrote about “The Silicon Valley Billionaires Remaking America’s Schools,” Inside Philanthropy asked “Can Technology Turbo-Charge K-12 Learning? Chan Zuckerberg Is Betting On It,” and EdWeek reported “Gates, Zuckerberg Philanthropies Team Up on Personalized Learning.” The Economic Times also reported “Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates try opposite paths to […]

[…] user data.”  Look for the limitations on what a company can actually do or not do with the data and your rights to opt-in or out. All bets are not off when a company is sold. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has repeatedly made clear that it will hold a successor company responsible to […]