Roundtable on commercial surveillance

Organizer: David Choffnes (Northeastern University) Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 On October 9, 2024, David Choffnes (Northeastern University) organized a roundtable with leading researchers on commercial surveillance. The one-hour event started with brief introductions, followed by an engaging discussion about topics ranging from web tracking, algorithmic targeting, AI (particularly generative AI), fingerprinting, YouTube recommendations, custom/lookalike…Continue Reading Roundtable on commercial surveillance

ProperData discusses latest on ad-filtering at AFDS 2023

Several proper data members presented the latest in ad filtering technologies and online privacy at this year’s Ad-Filtering Dev Summit in Amsterdam (and remotely) from October 4-5, 2023. Graduate student Pouneh Bahrami (UC Davis) presented on the privacy implications of cross-domain script interactions. ProperData UC Irvine Alum Hieu Le (postdoc, University of Michigan-Ann Arbour) presented…Continue Reading ProperData discusses latest on ad-filtering at AFDS 2023

Hartzog testifies on AI legislation

Co-PI, Woodrow Hartzog, provided testimony on the future of AI legislation in front of the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law on September 12, 2023. In his testimony, Professor Hartzog discusses the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) and emphasizes the inadequacy of current industry-led policy approaches. While he acknowledges the importance…Continue Reading Hartzog testifies on AI legislation

Comments provided to FTC on Trade Regulation Rules on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security

Comments provided to FTC on Trade Regulation Rules on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security ProperData members (BU, IMDEA, NU, Princeton, UCI, UC Davis, USC), along with collaborators across multiple institutions and several multi- and cross-disciplinary projects, including: the Center for Information Technology Policy (Princeton), Security and Privacy Lab (UW), and the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute…Continue Reading Comments provided to FTC on Trade Regulation Rules on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security

Members launch NTH podcast

To help the general public understand online privacy issues, ProperData members have launched “Nothing to Hide? A Data Privacy Podcast“. Our researchers disentangle the latest privacy research weekly to inform and empower the public to take steps to protect their online privacy. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcast, or Google Podcasts. Additional information can be found…Continue Reading Members launch NTH podcast