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[…] Protect Their Students & the Constitution,” Berkman-Klein Center, March 6, 2017. Program to collect information relating to nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants, 8 U.S. Code § 1372. Retention and Reporting of Information for F, J, and M Nonimmigrants; Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), 67 FR 76255. U.S. Department of […]

[…] that “Chan-Zuckerberg to Push Ambitious New Vision for Personalized Learning;” the New Schools Venture Fund Summit emphasized that “philanthropists and school leaders need to make a ‘big bet’ on dramatically reshaping schools” through personalized learning; Common Sense Media’s Bill Fitzgerald was on a podcast about “Personalized Learning and the Disruption of Public Education;” and […]

[…] Shadow Brokers. An initial lesson is to remind us that leaks can and do happen from intelligence agencies, from Edward Snowden, through the publication of CIA hacker code, to the Shadow Brokers release of NSA hacker tools. In an era where leaks happen at scale and get disseminated globally, agencies face a “declining half […]

[…] Driven Discrimination at Work P. T. KIM A data revolution is transforming the workplace. Employers are increasingly relying on algorithms to decide who gets interviewed, hired, or promoted. Although algorithms can help to avoid biased human decision-making, they also risk introducing new sources of bias. Data mining techniques may cause employment decisions to be […]

[…] data. You can sign up to attend a March 30th webinar discussing “The Educational Rights of Immigrant Children.” In the meantime, lawyers have been pouring over US Code to figure out which laws and regs apply and where FERPA and ECPA fit in. FPF members were able to attend two webinars on this topic over the past month, so let us […]

[…] Jackman’s paper documenting the Facebook research process provides researchers with a valuable model for serious evaluation of the benefits and risks of new projects.” PAPERS Read Facebook’s paper Read Facebook’s blog Read Jules Polonetsky’s and Dennis Hirsch’s joint op-ed in Re/ code Read Beyond IRBs: Designing Ethical Review Processes for Big Data View event photos

[…] 2016 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm (EDT) – Add to Calendar WHERE Future of Privacy Forum – 1400 I Street Northwest Suite 450, Washington, DC 20005 – View Map PAPERS Read Facebook’s paper Read Facebook’s blog Read Jules Polonetsky’s and Dennis Hirsch’s joint op-ed in Re/ code Read Beyond IRBs: Designing Ethical Review Processes for Big Data

[…] the primary way to interact with devices enables companies to collect, store and analyze increasing amounts of personal data. But consumers don’t always understand when and in what ways these devices are actually collecting information. Additional Resources Read the full op-ed in Re/ code Read the article in CheatSheet Read the press release Download paper

[…] The use of low-powered beacons has spread slowly and steadily – in stores, museums, airports or other spaces that set up a device that broadcasts a unique code. If your phone has Bluetooth turned on and you download the particular app for that location, and then you allow permission to use Bluetooth and location, […]

[…] Jules Polonetsky. The need for transparent privacy policies in the field of mobile location analytics was the genesis behind the development of FPF’s Mobile Location Analytics “ Code of Conduct”. Signatories of this binding set of privacy principles must provide consumer with clear opt-out options for tracking by MAC address or similar identifiers. Consumers […]