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[…] In that spirit, we would like to call attention to the work of Professor Ruha Benjamin and her book Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code. The FPF Privacy Book Club was honored to learn from Professor Benjamin this week and we invite you to watch the video and order her book. We found it to be a thought-provoking […]

[…] companies that do not have direct obligations under the Act (including ad platforms) have utilized the Act to guide their anti-discrimination efforts (see the Network Advertising Initiative’s Code of Conduct). According to the Human Rights Campaign, the number of Fortune 100 companies that have publicly pledged to non-discrimination employment policies on the basis of […]

[…] the implications to privacy and other civil rights.  Current Use Cases Airports. Airports across the world are using thermal cameras to screen travelers. Some countries, including China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Canada, and India, began using them in 2002-2003 (in response to SARS) or 2009 (in response to swine flu) and continue to use […]

[…] care professionals that leverage audio-visual data, text analysis, chatbots, and sensors. Based on our analysis, we recommend that AI app developers: Improve the fairness of the data; Code check the apps; Validate the models of existing systems; and Improve confidence in recommendations   Contents: I. Overview Political and structural responses II. Analysis of COVID-19 […]

[…] the population, in combination with specific other measures, will lead to a significantly lower number of infected people.’ In its Resolution, the Parliament also asked for the code of contact tracing apps to be public and recommended that ‘sunset clauses are set and the principles of data protection by design and data minimisation are […]

[…] (covering the basics of location information); Mozilla’s Location Service Statistics (updated Mar. 2020) (showing unique bluetooth, cell and wifi networks);  OpenCelliD’s Open Database of Cell Towers ( promoting private-public partnerships to understand network coverage patterns); FPF’s Data and the Connected Car Infographic (June, 2020) (describing the basic data-generating devices and flows in today’s connected […]

[…] information related to possible exposure to the virus to the employer or to the competent health authorities; Setting up dedicated channels to receive this type of information; Promoting work from home solutions; In the event of a report about possible exposure, “the employer can record the date and identity of the person suspected of […]

[…] dramatically. Even two years ago, it would have been considered impossible to advance a US privacy law that defined personal data and processing as broadly as WPA, promoted fair information practice principles, or created such a robust set of rights for data subjects. In contrast, WPA — while by no means perfect — would […]

[…] 11:45, Petite Halle We are bringing together experts across the privacy, mobility, and civic space to discuss the challenges of transforming—and enforcing—transportation regulations through the use of code and algorithms. This panel aims to build upon the issue as framed by the ITIF report released earlier this year, which introduced multiple potential frameworks for […]

[…] of keeping kids off the internet. Jo Pedder, Head of Regulatory Strategy at the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office discussed the UK’s implementation of the age-appropriate design code. The code’s goal is to empower kids on the internet while keeping them safe, rather than keeping them out of the digital world. Instead of a […]