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[…] companion features of Pocket Pal to assist the older adult. These features allow a caregiver to be authorized to remotely set up and manage the user’s prescription list and preferred pharmacies, receive alerts for refills and appointments, and review savings data. Pocket Pal Strongly Agree AgreeNeither Agree Nor Disagree DisagreeStrongly Disagree I would feel […]

[…] have access to a COPPA-compliant method that doesn’t require disclosing sensitive information—the Department may still need to address other persistent frictions noted in FPF’s VPC research to promote process and compliance efficiency. Moreover, although additional consent processes may aim to provide minor control over parental releases and data disclosures in VPC efforts, stacking multiple […]

[…] violence, or even because of a lack of school-based mental health resources or expertise. 101 This conflation of mental health disorders with violence may even be directly promoted by monitoring companies themselves; for example, Gaggle’s homepage prominently states that “70% of students who plotted school attacks showed signs of mental health issues.” 102 Sharing […]

[…] whom the person or legal entity does not have a direct relationship and sells or licenses that data to a third party.” The definition includes an illustrative list of direct relationships, including a “past or present . . . customer, client, subscriber, or user of the person or legal entity’s goods or services.” This […]

[…] 350 GB storage) against an AWS EC2 deployment (t3a.xlarge, on the order of 90–100 nodes) and an e-waste prototype (32 repurposed smartphones on a single tray). Benchmarking code is to be finalized in June 2026, with the California (UCSD) team running tasks in July.Part II (live deployment, Fall 2026)brings one tray to ICPSR’s Ann […]

[…] Scott became the first governor to veto a comprehensive consumer privacy bill. That bill, H.121, was an omnibus privacy bill with comprehensive protections and an age-appropriate design code. Had that bill been enacted, the comprehensive privacy provisions would have been amongst some of the broadest and most stringent in the country. In particular, the […]

[…] recognize individuals whose work has had a lasting impact on privacy protections, responsible innovation, and the advancement of ethical technology governance worldwide.  Past FPF award winners are listed below. Career Achievement Award Dale Skivington (2019) – former Chief Privacy Officer, Dell & Eastman Kodak Sandra Hughes – former privacy executive, Procter & Gamble Jane […]

[…] Both New York and California have passed laws prohibiting online services from providing algorithmically curated feeds to minors without parental consent; South Carolina and Nebraska’s age-appropriate design code laws require services to offer an opt-out of personalized recommender systems. The full report, including an appendix tracking a sample of enacted and proposed youth online […]

[…] no longer representative of who that person is. Content Exposure and Amplification Use of algorithmic ranking and recommender systems that utilize a user’s personal data to suggest, promote, or rank content. This content includes material from other users, hashtags, and other media. May contribute to the formation of “filter bubbles,” which can limit exposure […]

[…] DROP Readiness: For those in scope, with the August 1 deadline approaching, how is your organization approaching DROP? For those in scope, are you relying on manual list downloads or building toward API integration, and which team owns the recurring 45-day cycle? 2. Honoring DROP Requests: Honoring a DROP request means matching hashed identifiers, […]