The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 11: Signal and Noise: The New Administration, Privacy, and Our Digital Rights with Cindy Cohn of Electronic Frontier Foundation
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1984 in the Workplace — Is Employee Surveillance Trending?
Workers' Compensation Academy: 2020: A Unique Year in Many Ways Including Changes in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation
Workers' Compensation Academy: The Smoking Gun: Importance of Investigation in Insurance & Workers’ Compensation
I’ll be watching you: The ins and outs of employee monitoring
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This is the first in a series of three articles regarding AI in the workplace. The integration of artificial intelligence (“AI”) into human resources operations presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant...more
As FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson establishes his enforcement priorities, his positions on data categorization and surveillance pricing reveal a consistent philosophy that balances privacy protection with innovation. This is the...more
In today’s hybrid and remote work environment, organizations are increasingly turning to digital employee management platforms that promise productivity insights, compliance enforcement, and even behavioral analytics. These...more
PHILADELPHIA — City Council Moves to Ban AI Rent “Price-Fixing” - The Philadelphia City Council advanced legislation that would empower the City to sue landlords for alleged “price-fixing” of rental rates, particularly...more
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted a public meeting of the interagency “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Business Practices.” The meeting was a continuation of...more
The term “smart cities” has become popular parlance for municipalities’ attempts to enhance delivery of urban services and infrastructure through information and communications technology. While they may conjure images of...more
Employers that use artificial intelligence – and developers that create AI systems – could be subject to extensive new laws under several bills introduced by federal legislators. While much of the existing legal landscape on...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has banned Rite Aid from using facial recognition technologies for surveillance for five years, demonstrating the FTC’s expectations regarding deployments of biometric and artificial...more
After considerable anticipation and speculation, President Biden recently issued an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. While the EO focuses primarily on...more
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) grows in popularity, discussion of its potential uses and risks is everywhere. The Department of Defense (DoD) is no exception and has been considering how AI development can be helpful or...more
The NLRB’s lead attorney recently issued a memorandum about employee monitoring and algorithmic management. In it, the General Counsel vows to “vigorously” enforce existing law to protect worker’s Section 7 rights in the face...more
On October 31, 2022, Jennifer A. Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a Memorandum regarding new challenges that employers will face for the electronic monitoring and algorithmic...more
On October 4, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (the Blueprint), which lays out guidelines for companies to use to protect the public...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Commercial Surveillance and Data Security” on August 11, 2022. The ANPRM, approved on a 3-2 party-line vote, is the initial step...more
The FTC launched a detailed notice of proposed rulemaking on August 11, 2022 regarding commercial surveillance and data security. The commission also released a fact sheet on commercial surveillance....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) now has a full slate of Commissioners with the confirmation and swearing-in of Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya, who brings an extensive background in privacy issues....more
The movement to localize some or all of internet data has grown over the past five years as countries introduce new laws restricting data flows, and others try to boost local businesses by placing burdens on international...more
Since its conception, people have worried that an artificial intelligence would turn against humanity and threaten our lives. While this may be a result to be feared several years in the future, right now the more pressing...more
No doubt, this is big data’s time. Businesses have begun to make decisions based on data and data analytics, rather than relying on gut instincts or business acumen. Data-driven business has proven to be successful, but we...more