FPF Celebrates 15 Years! Spring Social Marks Board Transition as Data Protection Leaders Toast to FPF’s Success

Leaders in Data Protection Take Center Stage at FPF’s Spring Social

The week started with FPF’s 15th Anniversary Spring Social, where FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky thanked FPF’s Board Chair and Founder Chris Wolf, who served for 15 years, and welcomed FPF’s new Board Chair, Alan Raul. Three leading data protection regulators lauded FPF’s effectiveness in supporting their work, in the U.S. and globally. Remarks were delivered by Denise Wong (Deputy Commissioner at the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore), Wojciech Wiewiorowski (European Data Protection Supervisor), and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter (Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission).

FPF’s Board, Advisory Board, and supporters were joined at the event by senior White House staff, leaders at the Federal Trade Commission, Commerce Department, House and Senate staff, state legislators and enforcement agency staff, and representatives of more than a dozen data protection authorities globally.

FPF Activities during IAPP GPS Engage Stakeholders, Launch India Focus, and Highlight Staff Experts

As in years past, FPF took part in the 2024 IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., which brings together thousands of privacy pros and, most notably, some of FPF’s closest stakeholders to host a week of exciting events while FPF experts participated in GPS panel sessions. And an ‘I Love Privacy’ thank you to those who visited FPF’s booth for our latest expert resources on everything from youth privacy to ad tech to AI!

FPF Hosts India Roundtable

FPF hosted an all-star group of thought leaders on India’s data protection and digital policy landscape at its Washington, D.C., office. The roundtable featured Rahul Matthan, Partner at Trilegal in Bengaluru, Monika Tomczak-Gorlikowska, Chief Privacy Officer at Prosus, and FPF’s Senior Fellow for India Malavika Raghavan. This unique member event showcased our experts as they discussed in detail the state of play of digital policymaking in India, focusing on the next stages of implementation of the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA). FPF has expanded our on the ground work in India and is working with our APAC Council members to plan future activities.

FPF also hosted leadership breakfasts and lunches for our senior stakeholders, as well as informal discussions and receptions with our legislative and health teams.

FPF Experts at GPS Workshops and Panel Sessions

Meanwhile, FPF staff experts participated in nine GPS workshops and sessions, including: 

FPF’s Keir Lamont, Tatiana Rice, and Jordan Francis hosted a workshop on ‘The State of U.S. Privacy Law,’ where participants were brought up to speed on the latest developments in U.S. state privacy law. At the same time, expert panelists identified nuances and differences in the recently passed data privacy laws.

Bailey Sanchez and Jim Siegl, CIPT, CIPM participated in a workshop on ‘The State of Play: Compliance with Kids and Teens Privacy Law’ where attendees learned about the core obligations of recently passed laws, tips for maintaining an advertising program that aligns with kids advertising requirements, an overview of age assurance, and an understanding of the kids and teens privacy policy landscape.

Bailey Sanchez took part in ‘The State of Play: An Overview of Kids and Teens Privacy in the U.S.’ which covered recent and expected developments in children’s privacy and online safety legislation in the United States, including considerations that go into crafting legislation at the state level, what the FTC’s priorities are in this space, how companies are working with policymakers to pass legislation that will have positive outcomes for kids, and civil society’s role. Bailey was joined by Senator James Maroney from Connecticut’s 14th District and leading experts from the FTC, Google, and Hogan Lovells.

Stacey Gray moderated ‘How to Evaluate Novel Advertising Solutions With Privacy Enhancing Technologies,’ which featured an FPF discussion draft of a detailed rubric that experts, advocates, and policymakers can use to objectively compare different novel advertising systems, from browser-based APIs to data-clean rooms. The expert panel explored the rubric’s elements and how privacy professionals can use it to conduct informed evaluations of emerging advertising systems. 

Keir Lamont took part on the panel ‘Federal Privacy Legislation: Obstacles and Opportunities” to discuss the state of legislative efforts in Congress, breaking down the substance of current proposals and the political and policy disagreements that have become barriers to enactment. Panelists also covered the need for federal privacy legislation, the relationship between current proposals and existing laws, the potential impact on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, and the debates over preemption, enforcement mechanisms, and other topics.

Zoe Strickland at ‘The Role that Consumer Consent Plays in the Future of Trusted Commerce’ participated in a discussion on the evolving landscape of consumer trust in commerce, specifically around the crucial theme of consumer consent, and will explore its implications not only for consumers but also for businesses and regulatory bodies. 

Aaron Massey sat on an expert panel at ‘Mad Men and the Metaverse: Opportunities and Challenges in Immersive Advertising’ where panelists presented a provocative, future-oriented discussion of the possibilities of immersive advertising tempered by lessons learned from the past and the current advertising policy and compliance landscape. 

FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky moderated ‘PETS: How Can We Drive Progress? National Strategies and Regulator Perspectives’ which convened leaders of national PETs strategies, leading regulators and experts to assess the barriers and potential for rapid adoption of PETs across a range of use cases.

Malavika Raghavan participated in ‘The Monsoon Has Arrived. India’s New Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA),’ focused on the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act for India that was adopted in August 2023. Speakers discussed the status of the implementation of the DPDPA as of April 2024, how this new act impacts the global privacy agendas, when it is supposed to enter full effect, and what stages of operational implementation are.

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