
The Curse of Dimensionality: De-identification Challenges in the Sharing of Highly Dimensional Datasets
[…] outcomes if the synthetic data is used for training downstream applications. Therefore, while synthetic data holds promise, generating truly useful and private synthetic search logs is a frontier research problem. The very complexity that makes search data valuable also makes it incredibly difficult to synthesize accurately without inadvertently leaking information or perpetuating biases. It […]

Minding Mindful Machines: AI Agents and Data Protection Considerations
[…] Erik Schluntz and Barry Zhang, Anthropic “ystems where LLMs dynamically direct their own processes and tool usage, maintaining control over how they accomplish tasks.” “Navigating the AI Frontier: A Primer on the Evolution and Impact of AI Agents,” Dec. 2024, Larsen et al., World Economic Forum and Capgemini “n entity that senses percepts (sound, […]

FPF Unveils Report on Emerging Trends in U.S. State AI Regulation
[…] approach to mitigating specific AI risks across various proposals and laws. The report also discusses alternative approaches focused on particular technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence and frontier or foundation models. In this Report, we highlight the following: State lawmakers are primarily focusing on governing AI used in consequential decisions that significantly impact individuals’ […]

FPF Joins the NIST Artificial Intelligence Safety Consortium
[…] for AI safety across the world. This initiative will help prepare the U.S. to address the capabilities of the next generation of AI models or systems, from frontier models to new applications and approaches, with appropriate risk management strategies. “As an organization that has been at the forefront of responsible data practices for more than […]

FPF Testifies at FTC Data Portability Workshop
[…] of data security, privacy, standardization, and interoperability with a range of industry representatives (Mastercard, Digi.me), civil society (Mission:data Coalition), and consumer privacy advocates (Public Knowledge and Electronic Frontier Foundation). Overall, panelists agreed on the need to: promote trust among individuals; provide individuals with greater control over their data; and protect and use consumer data […]

FPF Presents @ RightsCon 2020: “Frontiers in health data privacy: navigating blurred expectations across the patient-consumer spectrum”
The patient-consumer spectrum is a growing concept in which healthcare is rapidly transitioning from a periodic activity in fixed, traditional health care settings to an around-the-clock activity that involves the generation, use, and integration of data reflecting many aspects of individuals’ lives and behaviors. Accompanying this spectrum are blurred distinctions between traditional versus consumer-generated health […]

Best Practices
[…] recommendations to improve practices in the mobile marketplace and encourage app developers to consider privacy early in their development process. Mobile User Privacy Bill of Rights Electronic Frontier Foundation | Mar 2012 A list of rights and technical practices that developers can implement in order to respect user privacy. Mobile Privacy Disclosures: Building Trust […]

Thermal Imaging as Pandemic Exit Strategy: Limitations, Use Cases and Privacy Implications
[…] temperature with the virus would lead to many people falsely being identified as COVID-19 risks and facing the associated downsides of that label, including discrimination. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) points out that thermal cameras are surveillance devices that can “chill free expression, movement, and association; aid in targeting harassment and over-policing of vulnerable […]

Youth & Education Project Media Mentions
[…] June 8, 2017 Future Privacy Forum, Data Quality Campaign’s Education Privacy Resources Website Undergoes Relaunch, THE Journal, June 7, 2017 Student privacy experts poke holes in Electronic Frontier Foundation report, EdScoop, May 1, 2017 Tart Retorts and Tools: Overheard at SXSWedu, EdSurge, March 8, 2017 3 Ways to Use Data You Are Already Collecting, […]

Education, Privacy, Disability Rights, and Civil Rights Groups Send Letter to Florida Governor About Discriminatory Student Database
[…] The Campaign to Keep Guns off Campus Common Sense Media Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Independence Group, Inc Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Privacy Information Center Florida Council of Administrators of Special Education Florida League of Women Voters Future of Privacy Forum Intercultural Development Research Association Learning […]