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[…] data sharing for research is well worth the effort: It’s led to scientific breakthroughs in topics ranging from diabetes risk prediction models to wildfire evacuation planning. FPF’s new resource is intended to help researchers find data for secondary analysis. It also provides a platform for organizations looking to raise awareness about their data sharing […]

On August 26, 2024, the Chilean Congress approved Law 21.719, on the Protection of Personal Data (“LPPD”) after eight years of legislative debate. The legislation was published on December 13, 2024, and will become fully effective twenty-four months after that date (in December 2026).  The LPPD was introduced in the Senate in 2017 to […]

[…] data across borders.  The end of the ‘Brussels effect’? There has been much talk of the ‘Brussels effect’ that has allowed the EU to export its regulatory approach, including its data protection law, to other regions. However, the rules on international data transfers contained in Chapter V of the EU General Data Protection Regulation […]

[…] generative AI tools that can write essays, generate and alter images, and engage with students have brought increased attention to the topic, schools have been using AI-enabled applications for years. Download the Infographic The AI in Education infographic builds on FPF’s 2023 The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence report and infographic, and illustrates a sample […]

[…] protecting data in places young people frequent, such as sports parks, shopping centers, and health clinics.  Encryption is often used to secure or authenticate sensitive documents. Encryption applies a mathematical formula, which obfuscates plaintext information and transforms the plaintext into unreadable ciphertext. Each use of encryption generates a long number that is the mathematical […]

[…] open-endedly over long time-horizons to achieve goals.” “Agents,” Sept. 2024, Julia Wiesinger, Patrick Marlow, and Vladimir Vuskovic, Google “ Generative AI agent can be defined as an application that attempts to achieve a goal by observing the world and acting upon it using the tools that it has at its disposal. Agents are autonomous […]

[…] authorities.  About the Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award The selected papers highlight important work that analyzes current and emerging privacy issues and proposes achievable short-term solutions or new means of analysis that could lead to real-world policy solutions. From the many nominated papers, the winning papers were selected by a diverse team of academics, […]

[…] person in the mirror?” the question would seem ridiculous. Sure, depending on the angle, lighting, and personal preferences of the beholder, the person or their reflection might appear more beautiful, but the question is moot. AI reflects patterns in our society, just and unjust, and the worldviews of its human creators, fair or biased. […]

[…] are collecting more information than ever before, and we’ve become accustomed to sharing personal information daily. However, it’s important to be cautious and trust a website or app before sharing any personal information with it.   There are a few ways to evaluate a website or app before sharing personal information. The first is to […]