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We wanted to draw your attention to several excellent pieces discussing and summarizing last Tuesday’s “Big Data and Privacy: Making Ends Meet” workshop: Jedidiah Bracy covered the event for the IAPP’s Privacy Perspectives blog. He highlights a number of the day’s discussions, and concludes that “the ethics of Big Data and technology will be discussed […]

With all the excitement around the launch of the new iPhone and iOS 7, we thought it would be interesting to highlight some new privacy-specific features. Some of these have been introduced as part of the iOS 7 software; others, like the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, are specific to the new iPhone. Here are some […]

In this morning’s Politico, Emile Schultheis explores how German politicians are trying to emulate the Obama’s campaign data and digital operation in advance of the country’s September 22 federal election.  “The Internet has come into the center of the campaign,” Robert Heinrich, Green Party campaign manager, is quoted as saying.  He notes, however, that campaigns […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Merz, 773.505.6037 [email protected] Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Future of Privacy Forum and Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society Team Up to Talk Big Data Risk and Rewards   Washington, DC – The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society (CIS) today hosted a forum addressing […]

FPF is committed to helping the app marketplace comply with the FTC’s revised Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule.  As explained in our public comments filed with the FTC, we think that one way to help companies and parents alike is to encourage collaboration.  For example, by leveraging a common platform, “operators” under the […]

Policy making used to be about consensus and compromise.  Once upon a time, if you convened a diverse group of participants, each with different interests and sensitivities, and came to an agreed upon understanding, you could declare victory.  Imagine the group that came to this agreement consisted of entities ranging from civil liberties groups to […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Merz, 773.505.6037 [email protected] Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Stanford Law Review Online Unveils Compelling New Papers in Advance of September 10 “Big Data and Privacy: Making Ends Meet” Conference Hosted by Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society (CIS)   Ongoing NSA Revelations Bring Big Data […]

For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Merz, 773.505.6037 [email protected] Thursday, August 29, 2013   Future of Privacy Forum and Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society Bring Big Data and Privacy Debate to Washington on September 10 NSA Revelations Provide Backdrop for Public Discussion ***NEWS ADVISORY***NEWS ADVISORY*** The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Stanford […]

Future of Privacy Forum Applauds Appointment of Senior Fellow Peter Swire to President Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies Date: August 28, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) today applauded FPF Senior Fellow, Professor Peter Swire, on his appointment as as a member of President Barack Obama’s Review Group on […]

[audio http://fpf.org/wp-content/uploads/FPFCast.Calo_.mp3] In advance of the Future of Privacy Forum and the Stanford Center for Internet & Society’s event on “Big Data and Privacy” next month, we spoke with Professor Ryan Calo about his essay Consumer Subject Review Boards — A Thought Experiment.  Professor Calo looks at how institutional review boards (IRBs) were put in place to […]