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[…] a separate bill regulating state and local government agency uses of facial recognition technologies. In a recent news article, he stated that he did so in order to avoid getting “caught up in any potential political fight.” OTHER WASHINGTON STATE HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED TODAY Washington legislators have been busy drafting a number of other consumer privacy […]

[…] COPPA is a federal law, passed by Congress in 1998. The law has existed for over 20 years, and the FTC does not have the authority to get rid of COPPA. Asking the FTC to do something beyond its authority will not change the law, YouTube’s policies, or the rules that creators must follow. […]

[…] best practices.  The design of usable privacy notices and controls is not trivial, but this chapter hopefully motivated why it is important to invest the effort in getting the privacy user experience right – making sure that privacy information and controls are not only compliant with regulation but also address and align with users’ […]

[…] policy impact, making them “must-read” privacy scholarship for policymakers. Three papers were selected for Honorable Mention:  Can You Pay for Privacy? Consumer Expectations and the Behavior of Free and Paid Apps by Kenneth Bamberger, University of California, Berkeley – School of Law; Serge Egelman, University of California, Berkeley – Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer […]

[…] representation” of their data upon “verified request” and the names of third parties to whom it has been transferred (and, in Wicker, the names of service providers), free of charge (although Wicker limits free requests to 2/year). Deletion, Correction & Portability – Both bills would require companies, upon “verified request” to correct or delete […]

[…] he relies on behavioral advertising for the “lion’s share” of his revenue. Jho claimed that this settlement requirement will cause creators to suffer, and the quality of free children’s content on the internet to decline. Jho also articulated that there is confusion among creators about whether child-attractive or child-appropriate content will be considered “child-directed” […]

[…] and signed by the governor if the amendments are “consistent with and further the purpose and intent” of the Act. Next Steps According to the California Elections Code (ELECT CA ELEC § 9002), the California Attorney General will hold a 30-day review process and public comment period, followed by five additional days for proponents […]

[…] Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky regarding two European Court of Justice decisions announced today in its cases with Google: Key decisions about the balance of privacy and free expression still remain to be settled by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Although the ECJ’s two decisions generally support the rights of those searching the […]

[…] Facebook, and some could still be holding on to consumer data or continuing to sell it. If apps that misuse Facebook members’ data escape legal penalty, developers will get the message that there is no legal risk to improper data-sharing. Every company, and especially app developers, needs to understand that there are consequences for abusing […]

[…] mechanisms transparent, access controls, monitoring, documentation, testing, and debugging. “Privacy or security harms in machine learning do not necessarily require direct access to underlying data or source code,” said Andrew Burt, Immuta Chief Privacy Officer and Legal Engineer. “We explore how creators of any machine learning system can limit the risk of unintended leakage […]