Sentences with phrase «on their data collection practices»

Damian Collins, the chair of the British parliament's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said he would not rule out asking more technology firms to give evidence on their data collection practices, but there are no plans currently.

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Joel Reidenberg, a privacy expert with Fordham University, told me, «The relevant EU rules are based on general fair information practice standards, addressing a variety of aspects related to fairness in collection, purpose limitations, transparency of processing, accuracy, data subject access, and remedies for violations, and are more stringent because of their detail as well as some new twists.»

By looking to Europe, which has meticulous data collection practices and a history of paid leave stretching back to the 19th century, researchers have been getting a better and better handle on the extent to which varying amounts of paid leave can save kids» lives.

Facebook, in a blog post on March 25, laid down its data collection practices and clarified that the feature is merely optional.

There are some headwinds to be sure, and there are regulations (such as Europe's GDPR) that will have an impact on their data - collection practices and their advertising business models, but I am very confident that these firms will be doing more business in five years than they are today.

Typically, targeted advertising relies on vast data collection practices, which can involve tracking users» activities across the internet using cookies, widgets, and other tracking tools, in order to create detailed user profiles.

The hearings didn't reveal new information about Facebook's practices, but they suggested that many members of Congress are ready to move on from the status quo of weak privacy protections and unfettered data collection by companies in the U.S. Below, we break down some of the top hits, misses, and unanswered questions from the hearings.

If Facebook is being held to account for third - party data collection being turned into targeting on the platform, they either have to audit the collection practices or just say no more.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

The social network has occasionally cracked down: In 2014, Facebook blocked two advertising partners, HasOffers and Kontagent, for violating policies on retaining customer data and failing to notify partner companies about their data collection practices.

He added that it's received attention in part for who it benefited, but added: «We did not need this incident to bring to light that in a fast evolving world of technological data collection, there are already many questionable practices going on.»

I'm encouraged that DC is already collecting student - level data and that the bill under consideration specifically calls for enhanced collection of data on disciplinary practices.

Zuckerberg is in a bit of a bind right now, given that this scandal shines a light not on obviously illegal practices, but on the shady and arguably invasive data collection and transfer that lies at the heart of Facebook's business strategy.

They offer many best practices lessons and how - to guides on a variety of topics, from research design and randomization, measurement and data collection, to working with data.

«These generous gifts enable us to take a major step forward in realizing the promise of data collection and analysis on a massive scale, and bringing the discoveries it yields into the day - to - day practice of medicine,» said Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, who spoke about the institution's strategic vision as a place for translational discovery.

Students will practice their data collection skills through a research activity which gives them an opportunity to use student choice and discovery an animal and appropriately place in its classification group based on researching and observing specific characteristics.

From legislative frameworks to classroom practices, gender - sensitive curricula, sexual and reproductive health information, education and services, and data collection, the new Joint Programme will provide a coordinated and collaborative response to the persistent gender gap in education — with a specific focus on adolescent girls and young women between the ages of 10 and 24.

So far, Louisville data collection efforts demonstrate that afterschool programs that focus on enhancing program performance and practices are, in fact, improving their quality.

take into account data on student growth as a significant factor as well as other factors, such as multiple observation - based assessments of performance and ongoing collections of professional practice reflective of student achievement and increased high school graduation rates; and

We informed them that in our survey data collection we would be inviting principals, assistant principals, and teachers to respond to a written survey about leadership policy and practices that bear on teaching and learning; that we would conduct the principal and teacher surveys in four schools per district representing elementary and secondary schools; and that we would be conducting a second round of surveys in the final year of the study (2008).

ASCD, a national association of education leaders focused on curriculum practices and policies, launched an initiative in 2007 called «Whole Child,» which calls for states to coordinate services, resources and data collection across school, social, health and safety sectors.

Efforts are based on best practices and Umoja Community established philosophy and approach, as well as applying data collection and analysis to all instructional design projects.

National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) http://education.umn.edu/nceo/ Offers information on assessments, accountability policy and practices, national and state data collection programs, and standards - setting for all students, including those with disabilities.

Faculty immerse candidates in research literature and best practice on culturally responsive instruction, data collection and data analytics, and reflective practice so they can improve student learning, develop educational leadership, and advance the profession.

On three occasions (fall, winter, spring), each teacher who agreed to be in the data collection sample was observed for an hour during reading instruction time, to document their classroom practices in the teaching of reading.

Each of the data collection tools narrowly focus on specific effective classroom practices — data can be collected by observers in short classroom visits of 10 minutes or more and shared.

The framework guiding our study emerged from a review of scholarship completed prior to our data collection and summarized in Figure 1.25 According to information summarized in this figure, features of state and district policies, practices, and other characteristics interact with one another and exert an influence on what school leaders do.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Facilitates the collection, analysis, and use of classroom - and school - based data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, school organization, and school culture; b) Engages in reflective dialog with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research - based effective practices; c) Supports colleagues» individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as mentor, coach, and content facilitator; d) Serves as a team leader to harness the skills, expertise, and knowledge of colleagues to address curricular expectations and student learning needs; e) Uses knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe; and f) Promotes instructional strategies that address issues of diversity and equity in the classroom and ensures that individual student learning needs remain the central focus of instruction.

These are an emphasis on data collection, assessment, and evidence - based practices.

It's all contained in this line on the website, «Author / Publisher shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to user data collection, data disclosure, and data use practices.

The pilot project officially began collecting data from the participating practices on July 1, 2014 and continued with data collection through December 31, 2016.

For more information on our data collection and use practices, please read our Privacy Policy.

Third party web sites that are accessed through links on our web sites have separate privacy and data collection practices, and security measures.

The SARNISSA project implemented a comprehensive interdisciplinary data collection and analysis on aquaculture policies and programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa and established research - to - practice networks involving researchers, governmental officers and other stakeholders from Anglophone and Francophone Africa.

Obviously world wars do have a huge impact on shipping practices and hence on ship based data collection.

It focuses on the design of primary data collection and analysis practices that provide credible evidence of a program's impacts.

Strengthen their commitment to the free and unrestricted exchange of meteorological and related data and products; Increase the volume of data and products exchanged to meet the needs of WMO Programs; Assist other Members, to the extent possible, and as agreed, by providing additional data and products in support of time - sensitive operations regarding severe weather warnings; Strengthen their commitments to the WMO and ICSU WDCs in their collection and supply of meteorological and related data and products on a free and unrestricted basis; Implement the practice on the international exchange of meteorological and related data and products, as described in Adopts (1) to (3) above; Make known to all Members, through the WMO Secretariat, those meteorological and related data and products which have conditions related to their re-export for commercial purposes outside of the receiving country or group of countries forming a single economic group; Make their best efforts to ensure that the conditions which have been applied by the originator of additional data and products are made known to initial and subsequent recipients; *» Free and unrestricted» means non-discriminatory and without charge.

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Properties and via 3rd party applications.

The presentations that day had included announcements by LexisNexis of online products organized by areas of legal practice that included collections of secondary content linked to primary data already available on Quicklaw.

Even where there is a will on the part of data controllers to act to minimise the risk of unlawful losses, uncertainties linger about whether attempts at internal regulation will be able to keep pace, not only with modern technological developments in information collection and information sharing, but also with developments in working practices.

The LTRC has surveyed practicing attorneys about their technology choices for more than a decade to create the annual Legal Technology Survey Report, a comprehensive collection of data analysis that helps provide practitioners with guidance on technology issues.

Phil provides guidance on data preservation practices, litigation holds, data collection strategies, and ESI search methodologies.

Their risk management consulting services include conducting reviews and assessments of existing systems (including data collection and management) based upon best practices and providing guidance on building successful proactive risk management programs that are designed to identify and respond to risk issues across the organisation with the over-arching goals of improving performance and efficiency and reducing liability.

The social network has occasionally cracked down: In 2014, Facebook blocked two advertising partners, HasOffers and Kontagent, for violating policies on retaining customer data and failing to notify partner companies about their data collection practices.

The Belgian Privacy Commission — the CPVP / CBPL — based its accusations on an academic study it commissioned investigating Facebook's data collection and privacy practices.

US regulators and state attorneys general are increasing pressure on Facebook as they probe whether the company's data - collection practices have hurt the people who use its services.

We can condemn the misuse of this data, and Facebook's data collection practices, without calling it a data breach, a term that may confuse readers and distract them from what we believe is the real problem here: Silicon Valley giants have built massive data collection machines with almost no guardrails on how they are used.

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EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Looking for an Epidemiologist position with Lab Services: • Five years of clinical experience of coordinating and implementing activities related to building the practice and evidence - base of health equity • Highly skilled in conducting analysis of performance monitoring data to bring about comprehension of equity impact • Hands on experience in designing and developing data collection instruments and systems related to diseases on case - based surveillance • Proven experience of assisting in planning implementing electronic lab reporting

• In depth knowledge of verifying billing accounts and verifying and correcting discrepancies • Strong background in facilitating prompt payments of invoices • Hands on experience in generating financial statements and reports in order to detail the status of accounts receivables • Proficient in soliciting payments from delinquent accounts by employing workable follow - up procedures • Considerable knowledge of evaluating patients» financial statuses and designing appropriate budget plans • Functional knowhow of reconciliation of clients» accounts on a periodic basis • Well versed in handling complex billing structures • Proven ability to interpret billing data and use it to make cost effective decisions • Familiar with popular accounting software such as Deltek • Working knowledge of ICD - 9, CPT and HCPCS • Sound knowledge base of medical terminology and its usage in billing terms • Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic billing environment prone to detail orientation • Capability of handling billing discrepancies in accordance to the rules and regulations of the organization • Comprehensive understanding of the protocols governing medical billing procedures • Able to build and maintain rapport with patients and insurance company personnel • Substantial knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid policies • Keen knowhow of medical billing and collection practices • Particularly effective in third party operating systems and basic medical coding procedures