Does the GDPR Need Fixing? The European Commission Weighs In
The European Commission published its second Report on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on July 25, 2024, assessing the progress of its impact and effectiveness of application since the Commission’s first Report published in June 2020. The second Report acknowledges relative success of the GDPR in protecting individuals and supporting businesses, while also highlighting […]
Privacy Roundup from Summer Developer Conference Season 2024
Ahh, summer. A time for hot dogs, swimming pools, and software developer conferences. For third-party application developers to deliver new tools with the best features for the lucrative fall quarter, they must have access to all the APIs and tools by the summer before. This has meant that early summer has become known as a […]
FPF Highlights Intersection of AI, Privacy, and Civil Rights in Response to California’s Proposed Employment Regulations
On July 18, the Future of Privacy Forum submitted comments to the California Civil Rights Council (Council) in response to their proposed modifications to the state Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regarding automated-decision systems (ADS). As one of the first state agencies in the U.S. to advance modernized employment regulations to account for automated-decision […]
Consumer Health Data Privacy Notices by the Numbers
Today, FPF is releasing an infographic that provides insights into how organizations are responding to the transparency requirements of recently enacted U.S. state health privacy laws. The infographic reflects a survey of privacy notices on the websites of 180+ companies across a variety of industries and sectors, from pharmaceutical to apparel. Two key laws enacted […]
Contextualizing the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act: A Deep Dive into the Federal Kids Bill
Co-authored by Nick Alereza, FPF Policy Intern and student Boston University School of Law. With contributions from Jordan Francis. On July 30, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) by a vote of 91-3. KOSPA is a legislative package that includes two bills that gained significant traction in the […]
Unlock the Power of NIST RMF in AI: Practical Insights from Real-World Applications
UNLOCK THE POWER OF NIST RMF IN AI: PRACTICAL INSIGHTS FROM REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 @ 1:00 – 3:00 PM EST FPF is pleased to offer a new training session, Unlock the Power of NIST RMF in AI: Practical Insights from Real-World Applications. This session is designed to enhance understanding of the National Institute […]
Reflections on California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code in Advance of Oral Arguments
Co-authored with Isaiah Hinton, Policy Intern for the Youth and Education Team Update: On Wednesday, July 17th, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for an appeal of the District Court’s preliminary injunction of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC). Judges Milan Smith Jr., Mark Bennett, and Anthony Johnstone appeared interested […]
Top Six Major Privacy Enforcement Trends: A U.S. Legislation Retrospective
Enforcement activity intensifies as U.S. consumer privacy laws continue to evolve and come into effect. In 2023 and 2024 alone, there have been dozens of enforcement actions at the U.S. federal and state levels, some of which reveal or touch on significant throughlines for privacy policy issues, such as what constitutes a privacy violation or […]
The World’s First Binding Treaty on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law: Regulation of AI in Broad Strokes
The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law (Framework Convention on AI) was adopted on 17 May 2024, after two years of drafting and negotiation. This is the world’s first binding treaty on AI, focusing on protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of […]
Private Event: Future of Privacy Forum’s Inaugural Privacy Executives Summit
You are invited to attend the inaugural FPF Privacy Executives Summit taking place in Berkeley, California on September 11-12, 2024 at the Claremont Hotel & Spa. For those traveling, the Claremont Hotel is a 24-minute drive from Oakland International Airport and 45-minutes from San Francisco International Airport. This year FPF expanded the Privacy Executives Network […]