More Parties, More Risks, More Opportunity? Evolving Governance to Support Cyber Resilience Amidst Evolving Policy and Technological Change
*Special thanks to Jim Siegl and Jocelyn Aqua for their advice and expertise. Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents fundamental opportunities and challenges for defense of increasingly complex digital ecosystems amid rising attack costs, fragmented regulation, and evolving industry practices. A coordinated response across the public and private sectors, including smart deployment of AI tools for […]
Contextualizing the Proposed SECURE Data Act in the State Privacy Landscape
Special thanks to FPF’s Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, VP of Global Policy, for her contributions to this analysis. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Republican data privacy working group released their long-awaited comprehensive consumer privacy bill on April 22, titled the “Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act” (SECURE Data Act) […]
FPF Member Training: Launching AI Products Responsibly
Join us for the next complimentary FPF member training on Launching AI Products Responsibly, taking place May 20 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET. As AI becomes part of ordinary business and product development, organizations face a practical and evolving set of legal, privacy, and compliance questions around AI products and internal AI tools. For practitioners, the challenge is […]
FPF Data-Driven Pricing – The Price is Right Report
The Price is Right Responsible Uses of Personal Data in Pricing APRIL 2026 The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. Learn more about FPF by visiting fpf.org. Jameson Spivack Deputy Director for Artificial […]
The Rest of the West: Oregon and Washington Build on California Chatbot Law
Introduction The West Coast now has a full set of chatbot laws on the books. Following California’s SB 243 (signed in 2025 and effective January 1, 2026) both Oregon (SB 1546) and Washington (HB 2225) enacted companion chatbot laws that will take effect on January 1, 2027. Together, these laws establish a new framework for […]
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Incentives or Obligations? The U.S. Regulatory Approach to Voluntary AI Governance Standards
By FPF Legal Intern Rafal Fryc As artificial intelligence gets increasingly deployed across every sector of the economy, regulators find themselves grappling with a fundamental challenge: how to govern a technology that defies traditional regulatory frameworks and changes faster than legislation can keep pace. One increasingly common approach can be found outside the text of […]
FPF Privacy Papers for Policymakers: Impactful Privacy and AI Scholarship for a Digital Future
FPF recently concluded its 16th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) events, hosting two dynamic virtual ceremonies on March 4 and March 11, 2026. This year’s program centered on the most pressing areas in privacy and AI governance, bringing together global awardees to discuss their research with leading discussants from industry, academia, and civil society. […]
The Chatbot Moment: Mapping the Emerging 2026 U.S. Chatbot Legislative Landscape
Special thanks to Rafal Fryc, U.S. Legislation Intern, for his research and development of the resources referenced. If there is one area of AI policy that lawmakers seem particularly eager to regulate in 2026, it’s chatbots. As state legislative sessions ramp up across the country, policymakers at both the state and federal levels have introduced […]
Chatbot Definitional Approaches — Future of Privacy Forum (2)
Chatb ot D efin it io nal A ppro ach es Fe bru ary 2 026 W hy t his m atte rs : H ow a b ill d efin es ” c h atb ot ” d ete rm in es w ho m ust c om ply a n d w hic […]