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FPF-CAN Speaker Series featuring Mary Madden and Michele Gilman
The FPF-Capital Area Academic Network invites you to join us for a roundtable discussion featuring Mary Madden (Researcher, Data & Society Institute) and Michele Gilman (Venable Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Education, University of Baltimore School of Law). Mary and Michele will discuss their latest research: “Privacy, Poverty and Big Data: A Matrix of Vulnerabilities for Poor Americans.”
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Student Privacy Pledge Reaches Milestone of 300 Signatories
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) are pleased to announce that the Student Privacy Pledge has passed a new milestone – over 300 ed tech company signatories. The Pledge is a list of commitments that school service providers can make to affirm that K-12 student information is kept private and secure.
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Privacy Policy 2008-2015
This page explains how the information you provide at this Web site is collected and used. Since this is a Web site about privacy and data use, we intend to experiment with better ways to communicate with people about data collection. We may also experiment with ad banners and additional tracking tools and test better […]
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FPF list of Federal Anti-discrimination laws
Civil rights groups have recently highlighted the importance of respecting civil rights in this era of “big data” . The White House has echoed these concerns in its Big Data Privacy Review. As supporters of the benefits of responsible data use, we thought it would be helpful to companies and advocates to have a convenient list of existing […]
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FPF to co-host App Developers Privacy Summit series in D.C. on Nov. 29th
We’re hosting an event with the Application Developers Alliance in D.C. on Thursday, November 29th and we would love to see you there! It’s free to register, but space is limited. Here are the details – please feel free to share this information with anyone who might be interested: Free Happy Hour + Application Developer […]
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Consortium of Global Companies Announce Consumer Research in Effort to Strengthen Mobile Privacy by Design
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Insights Being Unveiled Today at Federal Trade Commission Workshop As mobile technology evolves, solid privacy design is critical to ensure user understanding and build consumer trust. Today, Create with Context, an independent research and design firm, is releasing results of a wide-ranging study on users’ comprehension and […]
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Mobile Payments: Why so Scary, America?
Mobile payment systems are a relatively new technology that has sparked the interest of lawmakers, federal agencies, academics, and privacy advocates. The question they are all asking is why are Americans not taking advantage of a system that promises to significantly increase economic efficiency and convenience? When it comes to mobile payment systems, the United […]
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FPF to host event, "Do Not Track" Demystified
FPF will host an expert event entitled, “Do Not Track” Demystified. The discussion comes on the eve of a Congressional hearing to examine the need and feasibility of a federal law to control the tracking of consumers’ online activity for marketing and analytic purposes. This program will examine the role of technology in empowering consumers […]
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Privacy Papers for Policy Makers Event
For those of you who are unable to join us in person for the announcement of the leading “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers,” we have extended the following two options: To view the “Privacy Papers for Policy Makers” event live, click here: http://www.law.gwu.edu/News/Videos/Pages/Privacy.aspx This event will be available for viewing on September 15 from 8 […]
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Leading Privacy Experts Join the FPF Advisory Board
FPF is fortunate and honored to have many of the leading minds from the business, academic and advocacy worlds among our Advisory Board members, and with the addition of the following six new members, our Board will become even more enriching. We thank them for joining and look forward to their counsel: James Byrne is […]