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In response to the allegations made today that Google has violated commitments of the Student Privacy Pledge (SPP), FPF Executive Director Jules Polonetsky issued the following statement: “We have reviewed the EFF complaint but do not believe it has merit.  Chrome Sync is a setting within the control of the school IT administrator, and can […]

CROSS DEVICE: UNDERSTANDING THE STATE OF STATE MANAGEMENT JULES POLONETSKY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STACEY GRAY, LEGAL & POLICY FELLOW NOVEMBER 2015 Understanding Cross Device | 1 Contents I. Why They Track ……………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………. 2 II. The Rise and Fall of Cookies ……………………………………………………………… ………………………3 A. Exponential Increase in Third Party Cookies ……………………………………………………………… 4 B. The Democratization of […]

October 16, 2015 Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20530 Re: Cross Device Tracking Workshop To who m it may concern , The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a think tank seeking to advance responsible data practices and is su pported by leaders in business, academia and consumer advocacy. i We […]

On Monday, the Future of Privacy Forum joined with the Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation, Center for Democracy & Technology, The Constitution Project, and Electronic Frontier Foundation to write the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) about its proposed rules regarding For-Hire Vehicle dispatch apps. We were especially concerned with the requirement that […]

However we want to define “Big Data” – and the FTC’s latest workshop on the subject suggests a consensus definition remains elusive – the path forward seems to call for more transparency and the establishment of firmer frameworks on the use of data. As Chairwoman Ramirez suggested in her opening remarks, Big Data calls for […]

Lessons from Fair Lending Law for Fair Marketing and Big Data Where discrimination presents a real threat, big data need not necessary lead us to a new frontier. Existing laws, including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and other fair lending laws, provide a number of protections that are relevant when big data is used for […]

Privacy Papers for Policy Makers 2013 The publication of “Privacy P apers for Policy M akers” was supported by AT&T, Microsoft, and GMAC. January 1 st, 2014 We are delighted to provide you with FPF’s fourth annual “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers,” representing cutting -edge research and analytical work on a variety of important privacy […]

Solutions to many pressing economic and societal challenges lie in better understanding data. New tools for analyzing disparate information sets, called Big Data, have revolutionized our ability to find signals amongst the noise. Big Data techniques hold promise for b reakthroughs ranging from better health care, a cleaner environment, safer cities, and more effective marketing. […]

Joe Newman is a legal and policy fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum. He works on a variety of issues involving Do Not Track standards, the US-EU Safe Harbor Agreement and the relationship between privacy and intellectual property. Prior to joining FPF, Joe worked at Public Knowledge, the Library of Congress, The Electronic Frontier […]

Privacy in a Post -Regulatory World: Lessons from the Online Safety Debates By Adam Thierer * No matter how well -intentioned, privacy laws and regulations are being increasingly strain ed by the realities of our modern Information Age , and that fact should influence our strategies for dealing with the challenges posed by ubiquitous social […]