FPF Unveils Report on the Anatomy of State Comprehensive Privacy Law
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) launched a new report—Anatomy of State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Surveying the State Privacy Law Landscape and Recent Legislative Trends. By distilling this broad landscape to identify the “anatomy” of state comprehensive privacy law, this report highlights the strong commonalities and the nuanced differences between the various laws, showing […]
The African Union’s Continental AI Strategy: Data Protection and Governance Laws Set to Play a Key Role in AI Regulation
By Chuma Akana, Former FPF Global Privacy Summer Fellow and Mercy King’ori, FPF Policy Analyst, Global Privacy The African Union (AU) Executive Council, composed of representatives of the 55 African Member States, approved the highly anticipated AU AI Continental Strategy (the Strategy) in July 2024. The adoption of the Strategy follows a period of stakeholder […]
Navigating Digital Safety: Exploring Security and Trust in Online Spaces for Young Australians
Join us for another event in a series on privacy, security, and online safety for young people in Australia. Navigating Digital Safety: Exploring Security and Trust in Online Spaces for Young Australians, takes place online and in-person on Wednesday, November 27, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time. As technology evolves, so do […]
AI Legislation Fellow, U.S. Legislation
Reports to: Deputy Director, U.S. Legislation Salary Range: $70,000 – 90,000 About Us: The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy scholarship and advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies, including ethical artificial intelligence development and use. FPF’s U.S. Legislation team conducts in-depth research […]
FPF Training Program 2024 – FAQs
fpf training program faqs The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) brings the public training sessions on a variety of topics in AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Data Privacy, and more – all led by industry experts. Please view our most commonly-asked questions so you are prepared and know the details and policies of our program […]
U.S. Legislative Trends in AI-Generated Content: 2024 and Beyond
Standing in front of the U.S. flag and dressed as Uncle Sam, Taylor Swift proudly proclaims that you should vote for Joe Biden for President. She then wants you to vote for Donald Trump in a nearly identical image circulated by former President Trump himself. Both the images, and the purported sentiments, are fabricated, the […]
Processing of Personal Data for AI Training in Brazil: Takeaways from ANPD’s Preliminary Decisions in the Meta Case
Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across the globe are currently wrestling with fundamental questions raised by the emergence of generative AI and its compatibility with data protection laws. A key issue is under which legal basis companies might be able to process personal data for training AI models. Another one is how the rights of individuals […]
Do LLMs Contain Personal Information? California AB 1008 Highlights Evolving, Complex Techno-Legal Debate
By Jordan Francis, Beth Do, and Stacey Gray, with thanks to Dr. Rob van Eijk and Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna for their contributions. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1008 into law on September 28, amending the definition of “personal information” under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide that personal information can […]
Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group
The Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group (MAP-WG) is a bipartisan assembly of over 200 state lawmakers from more than 45 states, brought together by the Future of Privacy Forum. The Group’s primary aim is to foster a shared understanding of emerging technologies and related policy issues. FPF convenes and provides an administrative platform for the […]
Two (too?) Hard Questions for Data Protection and Generative AI
Join the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) at the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) for an official side event, Two (too?) Hard Questions for Data Protection and Generative AI, on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 from 2:30 – 4:00pm GMT at the La Mare Wine Estate where we will dive into the tricky world of Generative AI […]