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[…] Driven Discrimination at Work P. T. KIM A data revolution is transforming the workplace. Employers are increasingly relying on algorithms to decide who gets interviewed, hired, or promoted. Although algorithms can help to avoid biased human decision-making, they also risk introducing new sources of bias. Data mining techniques may cause employment decisions to be […]

[…] data. You can sign up to attend a March 30th webinar discussing “The Educational Rights of Immigrant Children.” In the meantime, lawyers have been pouring over US Code to figure out which laws and regs apply and where FERPA and ECPA fit in. FPF members were able to attend two webinars on this topic over the past month, so let us […]

[…] Jackman’s paper documenting the Facebook research process provides researchers with a valuable model for serious evaluation of the benefits and risks of new projects.” PAPERS Read Facebook’s paper Read Facebook’s blog Read Jules Polonetsky’s and Dennis Hirsch’s joint op-ed in Re/ code Read Beyond IRBs: Designing Ethical Review Processes for Big Data View event photos

[…] 2016 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (EDT) – Add to Calendar WHERE Future of Privacy Forum – 1400 I Street Northwest Suite 450, Washington, DC 20005 – View Map PAPERS Read Facebook’s paper Read Facebook’s blog Read Jules Polonetsky’s and Dennis Hirsch’s joint op-ed in Re/ code Read Beyond IRBs: Designing Ethical Review Processes for Big Data

[…] the primary way to interact with devices enables companies to collect, store and analyze increasing amounts of personal data. But consumers don’t always understand when and in what ways these devices are actually collecting information. Additional Resources Read the full op-ed in Re/ code Read the article in CheatSheet Read the press release Download paper

[…] The use of low-powered beacons has spread slowly and steadily – in stores, museums, airports or other spaces that set up a device that broadcasts a unique code. If your phone has Bluetooth turned on and you download the particular app for that location, and then you allow permission to use Bluetooth and location, […]

[…] Jules Polonetsky. The need for transparent privacy policies in the field of mobile location analytics was the genesis behind the development of FPF’s Mobile Location Analytics “ Code of Conduct”. Signatories of this binding set of privacy principles must provide consumer with clear opt-out options for tracking by MAC address or similar identifiers. Consumers […]

    The Pledge Is A Strong Means Of Protection For Student Personal Information Supporters include Microsoft, Apple, Amplify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Edmodo, Lifetouch, Knewton, Code.org, Shutterfly, Clever, eScholar, Class Dojo, DreamBox Learning Washington, D.C. – Monday, January 12, 2015 – President Obama today strongly endorsed the Student Privacy Pledge, calling for more companies […]

[…] is being proposed now. “What we’re talking about now is forcing an architecture used by hundreds of millions of consumers that would preclude devices from running arbitrary code,” he argued. Stepanovich returned to Cordero’s point that device encryption could prove costly to law enforcement. She noted that “tech has trended the other way.” Instead, […]

Today, Re/ code ran an essay by Chris Wolf and Jules Polonetsky, marking the five year signing of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The two discussed big data’s ability to put the “heat on hate,” concluding that while “hese are still the early days of development for big data and civil rights . . . it […]