When handling personal data, organizations must utilize both best practices for privacy and cybersecurity to ensure that it is protected, sound, and treated in line with individual and societal expectations.
FPF’s work on privacy and cybersecurity focuses on the overlap between the two areas, including how different global laws and policy regimes tackle that overlap. Through FPF’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Expert Group, FPF facilitates the coordination and collaboration of privacy and cybersecurity experts to promote common goals, strategies, and understanding.
FPF’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee comprises top cyber and privacy executives at industry-leading companies and civil society and academia representatives.
Advisory committee members include:
- Emily Hancock, Cloudflare
- Stephenie Handler, Gibson Dunn (Chair)
- David Hoffman, Duke University, Sanford School of Public Policy
- Anitha Ibrahim, Amazon Web Services
- Andy Serwin, DLA Piper
- Chad Sniffen, National Network to End Domestic Violence
- Melanie Tiano, T-Mobile
- Heng Xu, American University
Meeting with the FTC in a Simulated Informal Investigation
On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit, FPF’s Christopher Wolf sat down with Christopher N. Olsen, Assistant Director in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection at the FTC. Together, they hashed out the do’s and don’ts of when companies might be subject to FTC enforcement. The clear answer is to […]
FPF Published in the Stanford Law Review Online
FPF is pleased to announce that FPF Senior Fellow and visiting law professor at Berkeley, Omer Tene, and FPF Co-Chair and Director Jules Polonetsky’s article, “Privacy in the Age of Big Data: A Time for Big Decisions” has been published in the Stanford Law Review (SLR) Online.
FPF, Practitioners, and FTC Participate in Data Privacy Day Event
Yesterday, the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) sponsored a privacy event to commemorate Data Privacy Day 2012. The event, called “The Intersection of Privacy and Security,” was held at GW’s Law School. It began with a keynote by FTC Commissioner Julie Brill and was followed by two panels. The panels included Ari Schwartz, Senior Internet […]
Jan. 20, 2012 – FTC to probe privacy concerns with internet tech giants, Mobile Bloom
The Federal Trade Commission has warned that tech companies will be dealt with strictly if they violate user privacy and data security laws. In 2011, the FTC notified and resolved several such issues with Internet magnates Google, Facebook and Twitter after it came to the FTC’s notice that these companies had allowed user privacy to […]
FPF & CDT Release Best Practices for Mobile App Developers
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum and the Center for Democracy & Technology publicly released a beta version of their “Best Practices for Mobile Applications Developers.” We have been working on this guidance over the past year in consultation with stakeholders from industry and civil society, both in the United States and abroad. We hope […]
Dec. 4, 2011 – Jules Polonetsky Discusses Cyber Trends with Tom Grooms on Mix 107.3 FM
When it comes to the holidays, there’s an app for that! Jules Polonetsky discussed holiday cyber trends with “Spectrum” host Tom Grooms on Mix 107.3 FM in Washington, DC. Listen here for the interview.
Microsoft Measures Consumer Online Safety Awareness
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), a guest speaker at the Microsoft Digital Citizen event, applauded Microsoft’s efforts to quantify consumer perceptions of Internet safety, security, and privacy; while cautioning prescriptive interventions. “Congress needs to adopt the philosophy of first do no harm, but only once you have a defined harm,” said Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). “We […]
Chris Wolf Participates in ITU Telecom World in Geneva
FPF’s Chris Wolf is currently participating in the International Telecommunications Union’s Telecom World in Geneva. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is part of the United Nations and handles issues in information and communications technology. Chris is on a panel discussing cybersecurity challenges and was also invited to submit his paper The Role of Government in Commercial […]
Google Makes Encryption and Privacy of Searches Easier for Users
Kudos to Google, which will now ensure that the searches of its users are protected from Wi-Fi hackers or rogue Web snoops. On Tuesday, Google announced that it will begin encrypting search queries and results of users who are logged into their Google accounts. Previously, if users wanted to search the Internet securely over an […]
FPF Comments on Study Revealing that Websites are Leaking Consumer Data
WASHINGTON (October 11, 2011)-In response to the report released today at the webcast event, “Yes, They Really Know It’s You: The Digital Collection of Personal Information from Consumers and Citizens,” sponsored by various privacy organizations, the Future of Privacy Forum issued the following statement: What the study fails to emphasize is that most companies targeting […]