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[…] Login with Facebook on other apps or sites? In the next version, apps will only be able to request name, profile photo and email address, unless they get special approval. I just checked and my Facebook profile is linked to dozens of apps. I turned a number of them off. A few are super […]

[…] a “black box” that is inevitably plagued by bias and potential injustice. While recognizing that algorithms are man-made artifacts, written and edited by humans in order to code decision-making processes, the article argues that a distinction should be drawn between “policy-neutral algorithms,” which lack an active editorial hand, and “policy-directed algorithms,” which are intentionally framed […]

[…] “his school to let him wear a device that records his day, but the district says that would violate the privacy of other students.” In related news, a Virginia mom was “charged for putting recording device in daughter’s backpack to catch bullies.” Virginia has introduced a few bills after a progressive political group “filed FOIA […]

[…] design. Although in some ways it makes sense to place all the information “up front,” the set-up process is also a time when users are eager to get the device running, and not necessarily well-positioned to distinguish between routine terms of service (which may be required to set up the TV at all) and […]

[…] regarding the ePrivacy Regulation and the implementation of the GDPR to ensure better protection against physical tracking? Can self-regulation initiatives such as the Future of Privacy Forum code of conduct help improve the situation? Privacy engineering, lingua franca for transatlantic privacy Wednesday, January 24, 11.45, La Cave The Future of Privacy Forum is organizing […]

The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) released its 2018 Code of Conduct yesterday, consolidating the rules for online and mobile behavioral advertising (interest-based advertising). NAI, a non-profit organization in Washington, DC, is the leading self-regulatory association for digital advertising, with over 100 members and a formalized internal review mechanism.

[…] Women in Computing. Previously, she worked for over four years with the Promontory Financial Group, LLC as a Privacy Associate. Kenesa says, “I was very fortunate to get a job with Promontory. I received invaluable experience from a mix of individuals who were just really smart, kind people who set me up for my […]

[…] within the tech sector.” A progressive political group “filed FOIA requests seeking the publicly available student directories to get student cell phone numbers at every one of Virginia’s 39 public colleges. Of those, 18 schools, including Tech and Radford, complied.” This will lead to legislation banning directory information disclosures for this purpose next spring. […]

[…] Protect Their Students & the Constitution,” Berkman-Klein Center, March 6, 2017. Program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants, 8 U.S. Code § 1372. Retention and Reporting of Information for F, J, and M Nonimmigrants; Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), 67 FR 76255. U.S. Department of […]

[…] monthly newsletter production, FPF website maintenance, and various other marketing and public relations projects. Maria Little Maria Little is our new Legal Intern. Maria is studying to get her Juris Doctor at the American University Washington College of Law where she is an active member of the Intellectual Property Law Society as well as […]