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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday sided with charities fighting a California law requiring nonprofits to provide a list of their larger donors to the state. In a 6-3 vote the court said the California law subjected donors to potential harassment and intimidation, chilling their 1st Amendment right of freedom of association. This decision —Americans for […]

On Monday, Roger talked about the looming storm clouds of California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA.)  This new act likely to portend a cluster… munition…  for a few reasons: Even before the CCPA takes effect on January 1, 2020, there’s already a push to hold a new California referendum calling for even greater regulation. This on […]

I realize it’s rich in irony to be posting an alert on privacy to readers in an industry that routinely rents and exchanges its donors’ names and addresses to other nonprofits with little or no notice or permission whatsoever in order to create what many donors consider a nuisance. But the time has come for […]

I don’t know exactly when it will happen. But, some day in the not too distant future your organization will receive a letter from a donor that goes something like this: Dear ABC Organization, I’m growing increasingly concerned over the widespread use and abuse of my private and personal information by organizations like Facebook, Google […]

We realize that it’s rich in irony to be providing a privacy policy for readers in an industry that routinely rents and exchanges its donors’ names and addresses to other nonprofits with little or no notice or permission whatsoever in order to create what many donors consider a nuisance. Nonetheless, here’s The Agitator’s privacy deal.  As simple […]

Efforts by the F.B.I. to compel Apple to break the encryption of the San Bernardino murderer’s iPhone is a stark reminder of the paradox faced by those living in a free society. Because of the current fear and fixation with ‘terrorism, some will find it easy to justify making an exception to this effort at […]

This recent Ipsos survey regarding personal information collected as folks use the internet suggests that care be taken as nonprofits try to know more and more about their constituents. In this survey, 45% of US adults feel they have little (33%) or no (12%) control over the personal information companies gather while they are browsing […]

With so many nonprofits working Facebook into their marketing strategies, it behooves us all to keep an eye on their privacy controversy. Here’s an excellent report on the matter from Bloomberg. It notes that Facebook, now at 519 million users, shows no sign of slowing growth. Traffic was up nearly 5% in the week after […]

Abny Santicola at Fundraising Success Advisor has put together a great package of articles on privacy policies for nonprofits, including a checklist for formulating your own organization's policy. We think you'll find these articles very useful, together with the further sources Abny cites. Especially given the complexities posed by online data collection and distribution. The […]

Imagine a world where for a modest fee, you get an AI-created image that looks real. No more expensive photo shoots or logistical nightmares—just a perfect image ready to go. AI-generated content is poised to revolutionize advertising, bringing cost savings and convenience that’s hard to beat. But, and it’s a big but, we need to […]