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[…] system reviews and who has access to notifications, and understanding the vendor’s policies and procedures for sharing information with law enforcement. Consider legislative or policy reforms establishing best practices for protecting LGBTQ+ students and student data privacy, such as a student safety exception amendment to FERPA or on the state level, legislation that emulates […]

“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest” –Ben Franklin Let’s make 2023 the year we invest in ourselves, our teams, and the knowledge needed to best navigate this dynamic world of privacy and data protection.  I am fortunate to know many of you who will read this blog post, but for those […]

[…] additional data collection:  As written, Utah’s proposed legislation would require companies to affirmatively verify the age of all Utah residents. A key pillar of privacy legislation and best practices is the principle of data minimization and not collecting information beyond what is necessary to provide a service. Requiring social media companies or their agents […]

[…] GDPR itself facilitate such monitoring, provided there are safeguards to protect abuse of the relevant data in accordance with data minimization and privacy-by-design requirements.15 We now see best practices developing as to how to monitor DEI data while limiting the impact on the privacy of employees, and rightfully so. In literature, collecting racial or […]

[…] U.S. approach to data privacy, which has resulted in insufficient legal protections and a patchwork of state laws. Individuals deserve consistent privacy protections regardless of their zip code or age. We agree with President Biden: It’s time for federal lawmakers to speak in a united, bipartisan voice to create uniform privacy protections for all […]

[…] the anniversary of Convention 108, the first binding international treaty to protect personal data– the Future of Privacy Forum and other organizations are raising awareness and promoting best practices for data privacy.  1. Check Your Privacy Settings Many social media sites include options on how you can tailor your privacy settings to limit the […]

[…] Law School This paper critically elaborates the “Black Opticon” — the discriminatory oversurveillance, discriminatory exclusion and discriminatory predation African Americans face online. The paper considers whether the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (2021), the Federal Data Protection Act (2021) and new resources for the Federal Trade Commission possibly meet imperatives of a race-conscious African […]

[…] just the consent context, recently lawmakers have crafted manipulative design provisions that apply to other types of interfaces and conduct. For example, the California Age Appropriate Design Code (CA AADC) prohibits services targeted at young people from using “dark patterns” to steer youth into sharing personal data or to act in a way that […]