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Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and The Dialogue released a Brief containing a Catalog of Measures for “Verifiably Safe” Processing of Children’s Personal Data Under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) 2023.  When India’s DPDPA passed in August, it created heightened protections for the processing of personal data of children up to […]

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and OneTrust released a collaboration on Conformity Assessments under the proposed EU AI Act: A Step-by-Step Guide and accompanying Infographic. Conformity Assessments are a key and overarching accountability tool introduced in the proposed EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AIA or AIA) for high-risk AI systems. Conformity Assessments are […]

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) published an Issue Brief comparatively analyzing cross-border data transfer provisions in new data protection laws in the Asia-Pacific. Titled Navigating Cross-Border Data Transfers in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC): Analyzing Legal Developments from 2021 to 2023, the Issue Brief outlines key developments in cross-border data transfers in the Asia-Pacific […]

The Istanbul Bar Association IT Law Commission published Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna’s article, “How Data Protection Authorities are De Facto Regulating Generative AI,” in their August monthly AI Working Group Bulletin, “Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” (Yapay Zekâ Çağinda Hukuk). Generative AI took the world by storm in the past year, with services like […]

DSA: What’s in a Name? The European Union’s (EU) Digital Services Act (DSA) is a first-of-its-kind regulatory framework, with which the bloc hopes to set an international benchmark for regulating online intermediaries and improving online safety. The DSA establishes a range of legal obligations, from content removal requirements, prohibitions to engage in manipulative design and […]

Authors: Raktima Roy, Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna Raktima Roy is a Privacy Attorney with several years of experience in India and holds an LLM in Law and Technology from Georgetown University, as well as an FPF Global Privacy Intern. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act of India (DPDP) sprinted through its final stages last week after several years […]

Authors: Cheng Kit Pang, Elena Guañuna, Alistair Simmons, and Matthew Rostick Cheng Kit Pang, Elena Guañuna, Alistair Simmons, and Matthew Rostick are FPF Global Privacy Interns. From July 18 to July 21, 2023, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore held its annual Personal Data Protection Week (PDP Week), which overlapped with the IAPP’s […]

Authors: Júlia Mendonça and Mariana Rielli The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Júlia Mendonça, Researcher at Data Privacy Brasil, and Mariana Rielli, Institutional Development Coordinator at Data Privacy Brasil. The guest blog reflects the opinion of the authors only. Guest blog posts do not necessarily reflect the views of FPF. […]

The Future of Privacy Forum and S&K Brussels hosted the first Japan Privacy Symposium in Tokyo, on June 22, 2023, following the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners roundtable. The Symposium brought global thought leadership on the interaction of data protection and privacy law with AI, as well as insights into the current regulatory priorities […]

On June 12, 2023, the President of Nigeria signed the Data Protection Bill into law following a successful third reading at the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Data Protection Act, 2023 (the Act) has had executive and legislative support and marks an important milestone in Nigeria’s nearly two-decade journey towards a comprehensive data […]