The Curse of Dimensionality: De-identification Challenges in the Sharing of Highly Dimensional Datasets
The 2006 release by AOL of search queries linked to individual users and the re-identification of some of those users is one of the best known privacy disasters in internet history. Less well known is that AOL had released the data to meet intense demand from academic researchers who saw this valuable data set as essential […]
FPF Releases Report on the Adoption of Privacy Enhancing Technologies by State Education Agencies
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) released a landscape analysis of the adoption of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) by State Education Agencies (SEAs). As agencies face increasing pressure to leverage sensitive student and institutional data for analysis and research, PETs offer a unique potential solution as they are advanced technologies designed to protect data privacy […]
Joana Bala
Leslie Harris
Five Big Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape in 2025
In the enduring absence of a comprehensive national framework governing the collection, use, and transfer of personal data, state-level activity on privacy legislation has been on a consistent upward trend since the enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act in 2018. With all 50 U.S. states scheduled to be in session in 2025, stakeholders are […]
In a Landmark Judgment, The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Recognized an Autonomous Right to Informational Self-Determination
The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Jonathan Mendoza Iserte, Secretary of Personal Data Protection at Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI), and Nelson Remolina Angarita, Professor at the Faculty of Law, Universidad de los Andes, (Colombia). The guest blog reflects the […]
Privacy Enhancing Technology in Education: The State of Play
The Future of Privacy Forum, in partnership with AEM Corporation, is pleased to invite you to our webinar surrounding privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) in education. In this webinar, we take a deeper look at the state of PETs within and across education agencies and institutions. We will: Join us in exploring these evolving technologies and […]
Updated February 25, 2025: FPF no longer coordinates the Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group
Updated February 25, 2025: FPF no longer coordinates the MAP-WG. Please read here for more information. Future of Privacy Forum Convened Over 200 State Lawmakers in AI Policy Working Group Focused on 2025 Legislative Sessions The Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group (MAP-WG) was convened by FPF to help state lawmakers from more than 45 states […]
Sylvia Klasovec (Kingsmill), BA, LLB
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 […]