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The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and National Education Association (NEA)  today released new recommendations for the use of video conferencing platforms in online learning. The recommendations ask schools and districts to reconsider mandatory video requirements that create unique privacy and equity risks for students, including increased data collection, an implied lack of trust, and conflating students’ school and […]

[…] PPA is likely to begin soon, as early as December 2020. Adopting Regulations (2021-22) – According to Section 21 of the CPRA (amending Section 1798.185 of the Civil Code), the new PPA may begin exercising its rulemaking authority as early as July 1, 2021, or six months after the Agency provides notice to the Attorney […]

[…] pandemic and has now further extended compliance dates into next year and 2022. The agency will host an informational public webinar on the topic at 3pm ET today (registration for that webinar is available here). As organizations move to implement privacy and data-related provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act final rule, they are weighing […]

[…] Existing Legal Provisions Against Tracking  The process of online tracking has evolved with the advancement of technology and as a result has become more ubiquitous and connected. Today, tracking through applications or even IoT devices is augmenting user behavior. In some instances, users might request the provision of such tracking services or consider it […]

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and 23 other education, healthcare, disability rights, data protection, and civil liberties organizations today released Education During a Pandemic: Principles for Student Data Privacy and Equity (available here). The Principles offer 10 guiding recommendations for schools as they rely on new technologies and data to facilitate remote, in-person, […]

[…] orientation, forcing some employees to resign or refusing to hire certain applicants in the first place. These actions were wrong then, just as they would be wrong today. On behalf of the Department, I apologize to those who were impacted by the practices of the past and reaffirm the Department’s steadfast commitment to diversity […]

Workshop Explores the Value and Limits of Data and Technology in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Today, the Future of Privacy Forum announced a pair of distinguished professors and researchers will be the keynote speakers for a two-day virtual workshop exploring the value and limits of data and technology in the context of […]

[…] During this virtual symposium, expert discussants and presenters examined the impact of biometrics and privacy in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus. The world has changed. Today, keeping COVID-19 at bay is a top priority across our communities, throughout our country, and around the world.  The full recording of the virtual symposium is […]

We’re talking to FPF senior policy experts about their work on important privacy issues. Today, Rob van Eijk, FPF’s Managing Director for Europe, is sharing his perspective on FPF’s EU work, differences between U.S. and EU privacy frameworks, and more. Prior to serving in his position as Managing Director for Europe at FPF, Rob worked […]

[…] It is equally clear that BCIs often use sensitive personal data and create data protection risks.  Below, we explain how BCI technologies work, how BCIs are used today, some of the technical challenges associated with implementing the technologies, and the data protection risks they can create. An upcoming FPF paper examines these issues at […]