Adapting the Privacy Profession to Changing Times
As spring comes into full bloom, the changing of the seasons offers an opportunity for privacy teams to start thinking about how they can be more effective in their workplaces. Privacy work needs to evolve in a couple of important ways, and the value of that work for the organization may have its highest manifestation […]
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 […]
FPF-AnnualReport2024
2024 ANNUAL REPORT FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM 1 FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM | ANNUAL REPORT 2024 CONTENTS About Future of Privacy Forum ____________________ 2 FPF’s Workstreams & Regions _____________________ 3 Leadership Letter _______________________________ 4 Overview Focused on Key Areas ___________________ 5 U.S. Landscape _________________________________ 5 Global ______________________________________ 9 Center for AI _______________________________ 12 FPF Analyses […]
The Price is Right: Responsible Uses of Personal Data in Pricing
The way prices are set is changing: more accessible data, sophisticated algorithms, and ubiquitous online shopping have given retailers the ability to automatically tailor offers to customers in real-time or near-real-time based on increasing amounts of data about markets and consumers. A number of pricing strategies involving personal data, market data, and advanced machine learning—what […]
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 […]
Red Lines under the EU AI Act: Restricting Real-time Remote Biometric Identification Systems for Law Enforcement Purposes
Blog 8 | Red Lines under the EU AI Act Series This blog is the eighth of a series that explores prohibited AI practices under the EU AI Act and their interplay with existing EU law. You can find the whole series here. The eighth blog in the “Red lines under the EU AI Act” series […]
The Rest of the West: Oregon and Washington Build on California Chatbot Law
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 regulating […]
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 […]
Red Lines under the EU AI Act: Understanding the prohibition of biometric categorization for certain sensitive characteristics
Blog 7 | Red Lines under the EU AI Act Series This blog is the seventh of a series that explores prohibited AI practices under the EU AI Act and their interplay with existing EU law. You can find the whole series here. The EU AI Act provides for rules on prohibited AI practices that the […]
2026 Chatbot Legislation Tracker
Co-authored by Rafal Fryc With nearly 100 chatbot-specific bills introduced across states in 2026, a complex and increasingly fragmented compliance landscape is quickly emerging. This tracker helps stakeholders understand that landscape by highlighting chatbot legislation advancing through initial chambers in state legislatures and Congress, and organizing key provisions across proposals to show what is coming […]