Privacy
The Privacy initiative focuses on privacy policy and its role in maintaining trustworthiness. Our research aims to help people understand current transparency mechanisms in order to highlight the access and sharing of their personal information as well as the possible outcomes (both positive and negative) associated with this use of information.
IPRI’s work on privacy covers a wide variety of topics with worldwide implications affecting the international privacy policy landscape.
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Data From Airport Facial Recognition Devices – Are There Safeguards In Place?
Airport Facial Recognition Devices – what’s going on with the data? Did you know Airlines…
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When Should Law Enforcement Use Facial Recognition Technology?
Facial Recognition technology is continuing to improve, yet even with all the improvements there are…
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Could Facial Recognition Technology protect our public schools better?
Could facial recognition technology prevent school shootings? With more high profile public school shootings the…
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U.S. Privacy Legislation: Now Is The Time
21 May 2018 Daniel Weitzner delivered a keynote address at the 2nd Annual Privacy &…
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Recommendations For Fake News
What should be done about “fake news”? Wajeeha Ahmad develops recommendations to better align incentives…
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Facebook/Cambridge Analytica: Privacy lessons and a way forward
By Nathaniel Fruchter, Michael Specter, Ben Yuan Introduction On Saturday, March 17, 2018, The Guardian…
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Blog: Apple’s New Facial Recognition on the iphone – good for privacy?
Facial Recognition on the new iPhone? What does that mean for my privacy? Jonathan Frankle,…
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Research: “My Bank Already Gets this Data”: Exposure Minimisation and Company Relationships in Privacy Decision-Making
How do individuals make data privacy related decisions? It turns out people rely heavily on…
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Blog: US Privacy Gap Widens
By Daniel Weitzner TL;DR After Congressional action repealing the FCC’s Broadband Internet Access Provider privacy…
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