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[…] 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 […]

[…] & Information Industry Association, explaining that automated decision making can be designed and used in ways that preserve fairness for all, but this will not happen automatically– getting those outcomes requires designing those features and using them in ways that preserve these values.  Unfairness by Algorithm // While discriminatory decisions made by a human […]

[…] other. Each is complementary to the other. A holistic approach is needed with legal safeguards, technical safeguards, and a path toward compliance.” ‘DPOs: do not go alone; get help’ O’Carroll added that it is essential that DPOs not act in isolation. “DPOs need to get access to scientists and to organizational people, but also […]

[…] data may be imprecise, untested, imperfect. I will look to my reasonably competent health department for guidance. I realize I am privileged in this regard. If I get an alert, I can work from home and be paid. I can err on the side of safety out of caution. Many can not. I realize […]

[…] and thus take steps to combat this crisis if we: 1) know who has the disease; 2) study the data to reliably predict who is likely to get it; 3) and use existing data to inform the resource and supply chain  in the short and long terms. From triage at hospitals, scanning faces to […]

[…] the population, in combination with specific other measures, will lead to a significantly lower number of infected people.’ In its Resolution, the Parliament also asked for the code of contact tracing apps to be public and recommended that ‘sunset clauses are set and the principles of data protection by design and data minimisation are […]

[…] (covering the basics of location information); Mozilla’s Location Service Statistics (updated Mar. 2020) (showing unique bluetooth, cell and wifi networks);  OpenCelliD’s Open Database of Cell Towers ( promoting private-public partnerships to understand network coverage patterns); FPF’s Data and the Connected Car Infographic (June, 2020) (describing the basic data-generating devices and flows in today’s connected […]

[…] information related to possible exposure to the virus to the employer or to the competent health authorities; Setting up dedicated channels to receive this type of information; Promoting work from home solutions; In the event of a report about possible exposure, “the employer can record the date and identity of the person suspected of […]

[…] driving assistance systems and services, road infrastructure managers, fleet managers, insurance companies, ride-sharing companies, and telecommunications operators. The Guidance document is directed to this non-exhaustive list.  Things get more complicated when all these actors need to clarify their legal responsibility related to collecting and using personal data: Are they controllers – the entities that […]

[…] Privacy Forum and is a member of the American Law Institute. Professor Richards graduated in 1997 with graduate degrees in law and history from the University of Virginia, and served as a law clerk to both William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States and Paul V. Niemeyer, United States Court of Appeals […]