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This post is the first in a two-part series on extended reality (XR) technology, providing an overview of the technology and associated privacy and data protection risks. Click here for FPF’s infographic, “Understanding Extended Reality Technology & Data Flows.”  I. Introduction Today’s virtual (VR), mixed (MR), and augmented (AR) reality environments, collectively known as extended […]

I. Summary A federal court recently ruled that a public university’s use of room-scanning technology during a remotely proctored exam violated a student’s Fourth Amendment right to privacy. The decision in Ogletree v. CSU is the clearest indication to date of how courts will treat Fourth Amendment challenges to public higher education institutions’ use of […]

FPF is thrilled to announce the new Director of our Youth & Education Privacy Program, David Sallay. David comes to FPF from the Utah State Board of Education, where he previously served as the Chief Privacy Officer and the Student Privacy Auditor at the Utah State Board of Education, where he worked with schools and […]

The authors thank Zacky Zainal Husein and Muhammad Iqsan Sirie from Rajah & Tann Indonesia for their insights. Overview On September 20, 2022, Indonesia’s House of Representatives passed the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP Bill) (note: linked Bill is in Indonesian). This is the first step towards enactment of the PDP Bill as law. The […]

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Transparency is one of the fundamental principles of privacy and data protection legislation. The GDPR requires companies to provide notices to consumers in “concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language.” What are the design principles that ensure a user interface is clear and transparent? How can organizations designing for web, mobile, wearables, voice assistants, connected cars and every sort of IoT device live up to these principles?

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Please join the Future of Privacy Forum and the Israel Tech Policy Institute for a briefing with experts about the use of mobile apps related to the COVID-19 public health crisis, and how data protection and ethics are managed when sensitive health and location data are collected. Expert Speakers:  Sarit Deshe, Head of Nationwide Information […]

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