Privacy Resources

  • The Future of Privacy Forum brings together industry, academics, consumer advocates, and other thought leaders to explore the challenges posed by technological innovation and develop privacy protections, ethical norms, and workable business practices.

    Topic(s): Awareness and Education, Ethics, International Laws, Privacy Professionals, Privacy Protection, Technology, U.S. Laws
    Type: Website
  • The History of Privacy timeline highlights major milestones in privacy throughout U.S. and International history.

    Topic(s): Awareness and Education, History, International Laws, Privacy Protection, U.S. Laws
    Type: Website
  • The U-M Privacy Office put together a History of Surveillance timeline documenting milestones in surveillance throughout U.S. History.

    Topic(s): Surveillance, U.S. Laws
    Type: Website
  • How Americans see digital privacy issues amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The Pew Research Center has surveyed Americans on their views related to privacy, personal data and digital surveillance related to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

    Topic(s): Awareness and Education, Online Privacy
    Type: Article
  • Anu Bradford's general session keynote speech at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit explored the competition between American, Chinese and European models for regulating technology, the theme of her new book "Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology." The book describes the differences between the American market-driven model, the Chinese state-driven model, the European rights-driven model and their implications for liberal democracies

    Topic(s): Awareness and Education, International Laws, Technology, U.S. Laws
    Type: Video
  • In her closing general session keynote at the IAPP Global Privacy Summmit 2024, Rachele Didero discussed her efforts to use innovative fabric designs to create garments that protect citizens' facial biometric data and create awareness around the improper use of facial recognition technology.

    Topic(s): Ethics, Surveillance, Technology
    Type: Video
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The IAPP is the largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource. Founded in 2000, the IAPP is a not-for-profit organization that helps define, support and improve the privacy profession globally.

    Topic(s): Privacy Professionals
    Type: Website
  • Learning analytics in a nutshell. This short video from the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) provides an introduction to learning analytics.

    Topic(s): Awareness and Education, Learning Analytics
    Type: Video
  • Library Privacy Checklist and Guidelines for Vendors. The American Library Association (ALA) has developed a Privacy Checklist for Vendors intended to help libraries and vendors of all capacities. It takes practical steps to implement the principles that are laid out in the Library Privacy Guidelines for Vendors.

    Topic(s): Privacy Professionals, Privacy Protection, Technology
    Type: Website
  • *Privacy Not Included buyer’s guide. Mozilla's fourth edition of the guide aims to help you shop smart—and safe—for products that connect to the internet. It now comes with *Privacy Not Included warning labels on products consumers should think twice about before buying.

    Topic(s): Awareness and Education, Online Privacy, Privacy Protection, Surveillance, Technology
    Type: Website