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[…] no longer match between the two blocks). Figure 1. Analogy of a train for chaining together blocks of transactional information. Additional blocks of information (e.g., recorded transactions) get added to the ledger when they receive verification from other blocks that they have successfully solved an accompanying mathematical challenge (by “miners”). This verification process takes […]

[…] Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) extended deadlines for entities working in health information technology to comply with a new federal rule intended to “ promote health care choice and competition across the United States” and “advance interoperability and support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.” Organizations now have until […]

Authors: Hunter Dorwart and Rob van Eijk To track and to get tracked: new innovative methods and advancements On September 30, 2020, the Future of Privacy Forum participated in a panel at the Annual Privacy Forum 2020 (APF-2020). The event is organized annually by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the Directorate-General for […]

[…] have been destroyed, but those that remain show the extent of government spying. The FBI recruited informants within early LGBTQ+ rights organizations, photographed and tracked protestors to get them removed from their federal jobs, and regularly outed them. Former Secretary of State John Kerry, in a formal apology issued in 2015, acknowledged the practice: […]

[…] and privacy harms to individuals and society through the irresponsible use of technologies. I believe there are ways to mitigate risks and reduce or eliminate harms to get as many benefits from technologies like automated vehicles and digital micromobility services, like bike- or scooter-sharing. FPF has been a really great fit for me because […]

[…] (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2,153), New Hampshire (NH. St. § 189:68-a), New Jersey (Assembly Bill 4978, signed into law Jan. 2020), North Carolina (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-401.2), Oregon (Or. Rev. Stat. Ann § 336.184-187),  Texas (Tex. Educ. Code § 32.151), Virginia (Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-289.01), and Washington State (Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.604).

[…] emergency, over the past few months state legislatures in the United States have diverted their resources towards establishing state and local reopening plans, allocating federal aid, and promoting public trust and public participation by addressing concerns over privacy and civil liberties.  Many states have introduced bills which would govern collection, use, and sharing of […]