Balancing act: how California is navigating AI and privacy
Ethyca’s Senior Software Developer Adrian Galvan explains how California is leading the way on AI regulations in the U.S.
Privacy-As-Code: Correcting TikTok’s $92M BIPA violation using Fides Open-Source
We’re applying open-source devtools to the most high-profile privacy cases in recent years. This time, we build a solution to a landmark case in biometric privacy and purpose specification.
Privacy-As-Code: Preventing Facebook’s $5B violation using Fides Open-Source
In this article, we’ll use open-source privacy engineering tools to code a policy that prohibits applications from sharing data with third-parties. This was the data governance issue at stake in a 2019 ruling by the FTC against Facebook that resulted in a hefty fine.
Is This Thing On? Decoding Audacity’s Privacy Update
Changes in the data-collection policy for a hugely popular audio editing app are highlighting old and new tensions in digital trustworthiness, and how open-source software can offer solutions.
Big Tech As Its Own Privacy Regulator, Part 2: For Kids
On policy and product fronts, children’s privacy is taking the national stage. In understanding the market and legal forces at work, a striking vision for general consumer privacy comes into focus.
Your Guide To The May 2021 Ruling On Facebook’s EU-US Data Transfers
The Schrems saga, going eight years strong, is only getting more consequential for data transfers. Here’s a recap of the latest ruling out of Ireland.
Big Tech As Its Own Privacy Regulator
The privacy power-players in 2021 aren’t federal lawmakers – they’re tech giants. However, the year is young, and lawmakers already have the enthusiasm to drive privacy progress. They just need to channel it into a federal privacy law.
What Businesses Can Learn From WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy Uproar
In the few short days since its unveiling, WhatsApp’s updated Privacy Policy has provoked widespread backlash, including a request from the Indian government to withdraw the changes entirely.
What FB’s “Limited Data Use” means for your marketing team’s CCPA compliance efforts
It’s been a long time since Facebook was on the receiving end of good press – heavy is the head that wears the social media crown. A quick win, in my view, would be to openly and proactively assist its many advertisers trying to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
How Online Experience Varies by Purchasing Power
When people discuss issues with data privacy, class ranking is rarely part of the conversation. Even though the internet has been a markedly business-driven project for some years now, the old perception endures that URL life isn’t getting marked by the same dividing lines that mark IRL society.