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[…] a “black box” that is inevitably plagued by bias and potential injustice. While recognizing that algorithms are man-made artifacts, written and edited by humans in order to code decision-making processes, the article argues that a distinction should be drawn between “policy-neutral algorithms,” which lack an active editorial hand, and “policy-directed algorithms,” which are intentionally framed […]

[…] “his school to let him wear a device that records his day, but the district says that would violate the privacy of other students.” In related news, a Virginia mom was “charged for putting recording device in daughter’s backpack to catch bullies.” Virginia has introduced a few bills after a progressive political group “filed FOIA […]

[…] Deletion Advertising using Smart TV Data is a Nascent, but Growing Industry Conclusions   What Makes a TV “Smart?” Smart TVs – or, as they are often promoted, “intelligent TVs,” are TVs that connect to the Internet to allow users to access streaming video services (such as Netflix or Hulu), other online media or […]

[…] What happened? Strava is a San Francisco-based company that provides location-based fitness tracking for runners and cyclists (calling itself the “social network for athletes”). Users can download Strava’s free app and use it to directly map their workouts, or pair it with a fitness device, such as a FitBit. In this sense, Strava is very […]

[…] regarding the ePrivacy Regulation and the implementation of the GDPR to ensure better protection against physical tracking? Can self-regulation initiatives such as the Future of Privacy Forum code of conduct help improve the situation? Privacy engineering, lingua franca for transatlantic privacy Wednesday, January 24, 11.45, La Cave The Future of Privacy Forum is organizing […]

[…] submitting Member Content to this Site, you grant K12 and its affiliates and licensees the right to use, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed, and promote the content in any form, anywhere and for any purpose. “Member content” was defined as information the child posted on certain areas of the site, registration […]

[…] the greatest significance. On the horizon is a possible international policy solution around “interoperable,” or shared legal concepts. President Barack Obama and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) promoted this approach. The extent of EU–U.S. data privacy interoperability, however, remains to be seen. In exploring this issue, this article analyzes the respective legal identities constructed […]

[…] Trade Commission’s PrivacyCon. FPF will subsequently publish a printed digest of summaries of the winning papers for distribution to policymakers, privacy professionals, and the public. PPPM is free, open to the general public, and widely attended. To RSVP, please visit privacypapersforpolicymakers.eventbrite.com. This event is supported by National Science Foundation Grant No. 1654085.  Any opinions, findings […]

The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) released its 2018 Code of Conduct yesterday, consolidating the rules for online and mobile behavioral advertising (interest-based advertising). NAI, a non-profit organization in Washington, DC, is the leading self-regulatory association for digital advertising, with over 100 members and a formalized internal review mechanism.

[…] within the tech sector.” A progressive political group “filed FOIA requests seeking the publicly available student directories to get student cell phone numbers at every one of Virginia’s 39 public colleges. Of those, 18 schools, including Tech and Radford, complied.” This will lead to legislation banning directory information disclosures for this purpose next spring. […]