Privacy Resources

From Ancient to Modern: The Changing Face of Personal Data. A look at privacy from ancient to modern times by Cherri-Ann Beckles. (IAPP Privacy Perspectives, April 2017).

In May 2023, the Michigan Institute for Data & AI in Society hosted From Theory to Practice: Building Ethical and Trustworthy AI.This event brought together academics, leaders and scientists in the private sector and policy regulation areas, to share their knowledge and discuss ethical challenges and trends in AI regulation.

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.

The History of Privacy timeline highlights major milestones in privacy throughout U.S. and International history.

The U-M Privacy Office put together a History of Surveillance timeline documenting milestones in surveillance throughout U.S. History.

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.

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

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.

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.

Learning analytics in a nutshell. This short video from the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) provides an introduction to learning analytics.