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[…] stepping down. “In 2008, when I founded the Future of Privacy Forum, our vision was that it would be a place where we could advance the responsible use of data while respecting individual privacy,” Wolf said. “We believed that if dedicated technologists, policymakers, industry groups, and advocates focused on advancing privacy in a manner […]

[…] models. Both lawmakers and enforcers of existing laws are now more focused on strengthening individual privacy rights and specifically preventing many of the harms associated with the use of personal information in advertising. Meanwhile, large platforms such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft have taken significant steps in recent years to limit access to advertising-related […]

Following the groundbreaking White House Executive Order on AI last fall, which outlined ambitious goals to promote the safe, secure, and trustworthy use and development of AI systems, Vice President Harris has today announced the publication by the Office of Management and Budget of a binding memorandum on “Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management […]

[…] experience should require unique, additional safeguards. What novel data collection and analysis methods in the immersive technology space will require discerning data practices surrounding its safeguarding and use, such as what kinds of inferences are appropriate to make from body-based data or to what extent avatars not derived from a child’s data are considered […]

[…] report explores the privacy implications of vehicle safety systems – including Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) – and impairment detection technologies, which use automated technology to enhance vehicle safety. In addition to core recommendations for public and private entities developing and enforcing these technologies, the report includes insights from […]

[…] integrity, as a fundamental right, should be authorized by law. Simultaneously, the same legislators introduced Bill 13.828-19, which aimed to further regulate neurotechnology by requiring consent to use neurotechnology and establishing penalties for noncompliance. In 2023, only two years after the country’s Constitution was amended, Chile’s Supreme Court became the first court to rule […]

[…] Algorithms, co-written with Logan Koepke (Upturn), Pauline Kim (Washington University School of Law), Solon Barocas (Microsoft Research), and Mingwei Hsu (Upturn). Their paper analyzes how entities that use algorithmic systems in traditional civil rights domains like housing, employment, and credit should have a duty to search for and implement less discriminatory algorithms (LDAs). During […]

[…] contact information, and clarifying what role text messages can play in the consent process. Providing more specificity of what types of processes that encourage or prompt the use of a website are of greatest concern to the FTC, as language in the proposed rule may inadvertently limit positive use cases of prompts and notifications […]

[…] as a victim of crime, included in Oregon, or financial information, included in California and New Jersey). The definition of biometric data is broader than that in Virginia (covering data generated from a photograph or an audio or video recording if generated to identify a specific individual), but narrower than that in New Jersey […]

[…] more important ― than ever before. We stand by the fact that a comprehensive federal privacy law would address some of the most pressing privacy concerns associated with AI, including algorithms’ use of mass amounts of sensitive data.”  – Jules Polonetsky, CEO, Future of Privacy Forum  Read the full State of the Union Address here.