Reply on Bluesky and Decentralization | bryan newbold This is a reply to Christine Lemmer-Webber's thoughtful (and widely read) "How decentralized is Bluesky really?" blog post. I am so happy and grateful that Christine took the time to write up her tho...

wrote up a reply to @dustyweb.bsky.social's "How decentralized is Bluesky really" blog post

Infographic displaying the privacy harms discussed in the article.

Washington’s My Health My Data Act has a private right of action – but also a harm requirement. How should courts interpret this? My article “Privacy Harms,” ssrn.com/abstract=378... with @daniellecitron.bsky.social addresses how courts can better understand privacy harm.

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On Dec 3, I'll be a panelist at the Turing Institute on AI & Filmmaking for the Clapham International Film Festival. They'll be showing Because of You (w/ @evijit.io) & I'll discuss the ramifications of AI usage in art with Jennifer Ding and Leo Crane. Free (in person & on Zoom) w/ registration!

The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy I'm posting a new article draft with Professor Woodrow Hartzog (BU Law), The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy. We argue that

“Scraping is generally anathema to the core principles of privacy that form the backbone of most privacy laws, frameworks, and codes.” - From my article, “The Great Scrape" with Woody Hartzog, teachprivacy.com/the-great-sc...

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I'm very excited about this case and hope the 3rd Circuit opinion prevails as the CDA 230 has run amok. Further thoughts here: teachprivacy.com/the-limits-o...

Fun video on facial recognition

Screened Out: The Impact of Digitized Hiring Assessments on Disabled Workers This report is also authored by Henry Claypool and Wilneida Negrón. [ PDF version ] Companies have incorporated hiring technologies, including AI-powered assessments and other automated employment decision systems (AEDSs), into various stages of the hiring process across a wide range of industries. While proponents argue that these technologies can aid in identifying suitable candidates […]

AI-powered hiring technologies are transforming recruitment, but are they inclusive? CDT’s latest report dives into the ethical and legal risks of digitized assessments, particularly their impact on disabled job applicants. cdt.org/insights/scr...

The rhinos we have and the ones we lost.

In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.

Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations There are no federal privacy regulations to protect your information – here’s how you can do it yourself Welcome to Opt Out, a semi-regular column in which we help you navigate your online privacy and show you how to say no to surveillance. The last…

Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations

I’ll be speaking about my article on data scraping with @hartzog.bsky.social at the CEDPO - Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations webinar (Dec 3, 2024 at 9 AM ET). Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.

WIRED has tracked thousands of US military & intel personnel coming & going from classified sites, incl. NSA hubs & nuclear vaults. We know where they sleep, what they eat, and which brothels they visit.

It's an ocean of blackmail & national secrets within reach of every spy agency in the world.

Cobun stands in front of the Brussels conference venue in a winter jacket and wearing a tie with a print of eyeballs and other surveillance themes.

Okay let's go! Here's a thread of key moments and takeaways from IAPP's Data Protection Congress in Brussels! (As they happen and so long as I can remember to post!) It's actually sunny in Brussels today 😲

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Danger ahead

Cartoon: Data Breach Notification This cartoon is about data breach notification.  All 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico now have data breach notification laws, and

My cartoon on data beach notification
teachprivacy.com/cartoon-data...
#databreach #privacy

But maybe the idea is that in aggregate the data will be more or less ok.

If you just upload a scan hard to know what the system will do with it. Do you include the diagnosis? What if you give the wrong one? The quality of this data offers no assurance.