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[…] Makers” event live, click here: http://www.law.gwu.edu/News/Videos/Pages/Privacy.aspx  This event will be available for viewing on September 15 from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. -or – Dial 800-884-7907, access code: 379342 to listen to the conversation. For those who are able to attend, please RSVP to [email protected] today to reserve your spot.   “Privacy Papers for […]

A  friend just flagged to us the following activity on the Mozilla message boards indicating the latest updates to the browser code that is the base for the Firefox browser will dramatically change the handling of third party cookies.  Comments by Dan Wittes, leader of the cookie module at Mozilla,  explain that the current default ‘accept […]

[…] most robust business needs of tracking cookies. As such, companies such as Google and AOL have set expiration dates for their tracking cookies of 2 years. (http:// code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/concepts/gaConceptsCookies.html) But here is the catch. Most ad networks will reset the date of previously placed tracking cookies each time they interact with a user. This effectively […]

[…] data from blogs, online forums, and social networks, says it follows the network behavior of 480 million people. It furnishes friendship data to help customers fine-tune their promotions. Its studies indicate borrowers are a better bet if their friends have higher credit ratings. This might mean a home buyer with a middling credit risk […]

[…] participating in this or any other network. (Hint – on your browser toolbar, choose View, then Page Source, and scrool thorough looking for the name of the code referring to the ad network. Or look at the bottom edge of your browser window when you visit a new web page and watch the locations […]

[…] of tort, product liability, consumer protection, and data protection laws.  In this first post of a multi-part blog post series, we introduce that there is a distinction between two trends: “personalization” and “personality.” Both have real-world uses, and subsequent blog posts will unpack these in greater detail and explore concrete risks, and potential risk […]

[…] like “personal information” and “operator,” but in a few instances switches to “personal data” and “controller,” perhaps from borrowing language from more modern privacy laws like the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act.     The substantive data minimization trend continues While the federal COPPA framework is largely focused on consent, former Commissioner Slaughter noted in 2022 […]

[…] the private and public sectors, but they also raise many data protection considerations. While practitioners may be aware of some of these considerations due to the relationship between LLMs and the latest AI agents, the unique design elements and characteristics of these agents may exacerbate or raise new compliance challenges. For example, an agent […]

[…] research and evaluation: Ongoing African-led research is needed to assess new risks arising from AI development and use in Africa; evaluate the efficacy of governance tools to promote the development and use of AI systems that are inclusive, fair, sustainable, and just; review best practices in AI governance coming out of similar country contexts […]

[…] its provisions to enhance children’s privacy and safety on online platforms. This policy priority has equally reflected in the data protection field, with DPAs working together to promote child protection in advertising and recently fining social media companies for GDPR violations when processing children’s data. Other key developments include the upcoming  EDPB guidelines on […]