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[…] 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 […]

[…] legislation, Vance cautioned unintended consequences are “incredibly easy to occur.” To mitigate this risk, Vance advised policymakers to be as intentional and clear as possible, and to get input from those on the ground including parents, teachers, school superintendents, attorneys, and children and teens themselves. “When looking at child privacy, it is important to […]

[…] through “opt-in” parental consent, citing the example of students in Louisiana who, under a strict opt-in regime, missed out on the state’s scholarship program because they couldn’t get parental sign off. “It’s really important to remember that there are unintended consequences here,” Vance noted. “Where we’re going with privacy protections is an underlying framework […]

[…] Head of the AI/ML Practice The speakers opened the black box of machine learning step by step. A key question the speakers answered was: How do you get from mathematical regression analysis to (unsupervised) learning and end up with a neural network? The presentations shed light on the black box by bringing the details […]

[…] 11:45, Petite Halle We are bringing together experts across the privacy, mobility, and civic space to discuss the challenges of transforming—and enforcing—transportation regulations through the use of code and algorithms. This panel aims to build upon the issue as framed by the ITIF report released earlier this year, which introduced multiple potential frameworks for […]