Lead #civictech & #studentprivacy @CenDemTech. Formerly w/ @OSSEDC, @La_Believes, @EdDataCampaign. Passionate about ensuring tech works for everyone.
Washington, DC
Joined April 2008
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Education reporters, don't miss my write-up on how to cover student data privacy issues with tips from @BenjaminBHerold, @lapiaenrose, @ArijitDSen and @Tawnell in today's @EdWriters newsletter!
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Elizabeth Laird retweeted
Wednesday: Hear from cross-sector leaders @JordansRules , @amyashida @elizabethan @arielmai & @CivillaDetroit's Rachael Carson as they examine the landscape of equitable tech in digital benefits at BenCon 2023 — broadcast live from @Georgetown! RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/live-from-b…
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Hardening #SchoolDiscipline practices do not increase #SchoolSafety, instead, they have negative impacts, particularly on students of color & students w/ disabilities. #MentalHealthAwareness #SEL
An honor to be on this panel with @MapTrueNorth and @ClarenceOkoh
Public Editor Kavitha Cardoza and speakers discussed algorithmic bias, surveillance technologies and other technologies that harm vulnerable student groups at #SXSWEDU. Listen to the #EWARadio episode.
ewa.org/watch-and-listen/ewa…
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
👀 CAN'T MISS: @CenDemTech CEO @AlexReeveGivens sits down with @Trevornoah at the upcoming @PrivacyPros’ Global Privacy Summit #GPS23 next week (4/3), discussing his growing up in South Africa & the intersections of #surveillance, #privacy + more:
cdt.org/event/iapp-global-pr…
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Enjoyed the conversations on @euronews this weekend.
🗣️ The EU #AIAct must offer strongest protections possible to people on the move.
🗣️ Don't ban apps - fully enforce #GDPR & #dsa
🗣️ End-to-end encryption is essential to democracy & human rights. rb.gy/ejoy0b
ALT A screen shot of Iverna McGowan speaking on Euronews. Wearing a pink blazer and white blouse, sitting in a TV studio in front of a microphone.
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
LATEST REPORT: Like many sectors, public housing agencies are turning to data & technology in order to work more quickly & effectively – but these uses of also present significant risks. A new @CenDemTech report delves into this issue + recommendations:
cdt.org/insights/report-the-…
ALT Graphic for CDT report, entitled “The Promise and Peril of Data & Technology Use by Public Housing Agencies.” Illustration of blue and green buildings (which also resemble data servers), with a multicolor texture demonstrating the prevalence of data.
New resource that takes on potential privacy and bias issues with generative AI in the education sector
Generative AI systems (such as ChatGPT & others) have been commanding headlines & sparking questions. While these systems have potential to be helpful tools, they also introduce a number of risks & challenges. CDT's Hannah Quay-de la Vallee delves in:
cdt.org/insights/generative-…
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
Fascinating conversation this morning at @SXSWEDU on student data privacy through the lens of privacy as a civil rights issue – featuring @elizabethan, @ClarenceOkoh of the @CLASP_DC, @MapTrueNorth and moderated by @EdWriters own @KavithaCardoza. #SXSWEDU
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.@CenDemTech found tht 29% of LGBTQ students had been 'outed' by monitoring software. @SAISD is piloting @Gaggle_K12, which prev. filtered for words incl. "gay" /"lesbian". Company + district reps say the tool is to save lives sanantonioreport.org/saisd-a… #tellEWA
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
SAVE THE DATE: Join @CenDemTech on Monday, April 3, 2023 for our inaugural Spring Fling! During IAPP’s #GPS23, Spring Fling will bring together #privacy leaders from industry, civil society & gov't for cocktails + good company.
Buy tix + sponsorship info: cdt.org/event/2023-spring-fl…
ALT Graphic for CDT’s 2023 Inaugural Spring Fling. Green and blue text are surrounded by light pink blossoms and bright red bulbs.
Important 🧵 on a really important, but under-discussed topic: public agencies, procurement, & AI
.@CenDemTech commends the @WhiteHouse on its new Executive Order to advance equity and support for underserved communities, which prioritizes equity in federal use and regulation of tech & explicitly directs agencies to protect the public from algorithmic discrimination. 👏
I'm hiring! Passionate about making tech for everyone? Care about making gov't work better? Like working at the intersection of law and policy? Apply for the policy/senior policy counsel job! App review begins Feb. 24, so get 'em in... cdt.org/job/policy-counsel-s… @CenDemTech
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
NEW: Student surveillance tool @Gaggle_K12 says it will no longer flag students who use words like “gay” and “lesbian” in school assignments following discrimination concerns. the74million.org/article/gag… @The74 @CenDemTech @evan_greer @ameliaivance @elizabethan
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
Check out this report by our friends at the Center for Democracy & Technology (@CenDemTech) to learn about potential privacy and security risks involved in personalized learning technology 👉 cdt.org/insights/report-risk…
📣 NEW REPORT: @CenDemTech’s Civic Tech team explores the state of personalized learning, looking into how schools can adopt #EdTech in a safe + transparent manner. The benefits of these programs are numerous – yet there are issues of equity + security 🧵
cdt.org/insights/report-risk…
ALT CDT report, entitled “Risks from Personalized Learning Technologies.” Illustration of a series of interfaces from personalized learning technologies, showing students’ faces and different charts and data points.
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
Have a look at @CenDemTech’s work on Equity in Civic Technology to promote the responsible use of data & technology while protecting these rights including our latest report on Risks from Personalized Learning Technologies ⬇
cdt.org/insights/report-risk…
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
Disparities in the juvenile justice system often result in disproportionate numbers of students with learning disabilities being arrested and incarcerated. Once in the justice system, students often face IDEA Violations and other hostile treatment. ncld.co/3F0hDJq
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
📣On Thurs. 12/15 @ 2:30PM (ET), @CenDemTech’s Hannah Quay-de la Vallee, @amy_ohara + Stephanie Straus of @MassiveData_GU, and @sverhulst of @thegovlab, will be hosting a webinar on how governments can ethically + safely share govt data w/the public 🧵 eventbrite.com/e/effectively…
Elizabeth Laird retweeted
Effectively and Safely Sharing Government Data With the Public @CenDemTech is coming up soon on the civic tech event calendar (ift.tt/GTK5CeP). Event info here: ift.tt/Dt3Sy0n