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[…] that there are many different tracking techniques and mechanisms, e.g., monitoring web traffic through cookies, tracking across devices, using the Media Access Control (MAC) address of mobile phone to pinpoint geolocation, and utilizing Wi-Fi Access Points in public areas like airports or train stations. Such complexity has raised profound questions around how regulators can […]

[…] patterns of commuters with an alternative method that masks the identities of the passengers. Dutch Railways does this by hashing twice the WiFI-MAC address of the traveler’s phone through sensors in the railway station and sending the data to a central server. During the length of commute, subsequent sensors send hashed information to the […]

[…] to reach consensus is more important than ever, and we view meaningful legal privacy protections as both necessary and achievable. To that end, FPF’s comments identify a number of relevant points of debate between stakeholders, along with practical suggestions for how they might be addressed in the context of the WPA. These include practical […]

[…] In the EU, control is based, for example, around the protection of personal information and what is yours – protection of the integrity of your body, your phone, the integrity of the technology that’s in your connected car. There’s a lot of data being generated today and some of that data can be connected […]

[…] should adhere to when seeking to create inclusive, and privacy-centric, brain-computer interfaces.  Key Recommendations for BCI Development // Because the collection and use of neuroinformation involves a number of privacy and ethical concerns that go beyond current laws and regulations, stakeholders working in this emerging field should follow these principles for mitigating privacy risks: […]

[…] our comments, we highlighted FPF’s recent work exploring the ethical, privacy, and data protection challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis, and we shared resources that address a number of issues raised by the Committee in the Request for Public Comments. In particular, we provided FPF resources that address: (1) the application of the Fair […]

[…] October 27th and 28th 2020. Accepted submissions will be distributed to workshop attendees in advance for review, assessment, and discussion. The Planning Committee will also organize a number of invited presentations. A workshop report will be prepared and used by the National Science Foundation to help set direction for the Convergence Accelerator 2021 Workshops, […]

[…] data, many existing federal and state laws do already apply to contact tracing efforts or to certain types of data (such as location data collected by cell phone carriers). For example, all states have unfair and deceptive practices (UDAP) laws and laws governing healthcare entities (supplementing HIPAA). Many states also have strong laws governing […]

[…] as credit card data; Leading consumer genetic testing companies have received few law enforcement access requests overall, and volume has been stable over time; Of the small number of requests for genetic information that companies receive, few result in the disclosure of genetic data – companies have declined to disclose data and have fought […]

[…] (pdf, .doc, or .docx) or link to a publicly available download (e.g. SSRN). 1-page Executive Summary or Abstract (pdf, .doc, or .docx) For each Author: name; email; phone number; mailing address; and full job title or affiliation Note: authors of selected papers will be asked for a headshot and 75-250 word biography. Papers must […]