Anisha Reddy, Alexis Shore, and Amelia Vance write: In this series, Privacy and Pandemics, the Future of Privacy Forum explores the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis to existing ethical, privacy, and data protection frameworks, and will seek to provide information and guidance to companies and researchers interested in responsible data sharing to support public health…
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Student Information Exposed by Legal Loophole, Study Says
There’s a new study report out by World Privacy Forum on FERPA, “directory information,” and student privacy. It’s a big report that I have yet to find time to really read, but Allen St. John of Consumer Reports can help you get an overview: A loophole in a federal student privacy law gives outsiders access…
Could Unjust Enrichment Be a New Weapon in Privacy Enforcement?
Alaina Lancaster reports: In a case over Facebook’s alleged use of plug-ins to catalog users’ browsing histories in order to sell that data, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that plaintiffs have standing to sue over an alleged infringement of privacy rights covered in the Wiretap Act, Stored Communications Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act….
Judge orders McHenry County Department of Health to disclose names of coronavirus patients to emergency dispatchers
Robert McCoppin reports: A judge has ordered that the McHenry County Department of Health divulge the names of coronavirus patients to emergency dispatchers so police know who has the virus when they respond to emergency calls, prosecutors said. State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally’s office filed a lawsuit last week on behalf of the sheriff. After the…