What’s New in COPPA 2.0? A Summary of the Proposed Changes
On November 25th, U.S. House Energy and Commerce introduced a comprehensive bill package to advance child online privacy and safety, which included its own version of the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA 2.0”) to modernize COPPA. First enacted in 1998, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a federal law that […]
Rethinking Personal Data: The CJEU’s Contextual Turn in EDPS vs. SRB
Author: Cédric Burton The following is a guest post to the FPF blog authored by Cédric Burton, Partner and Global Co-Chair Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity, Wilson Sonsini Brussels. The guest post reflects the opinion of the author only and does not necessarily reflect the position or views of FPF and our stakeholder communities. FPF provides […]
FPF at PDP Week 2025: Generative AI, Digital Trust, and the Future of Cross-Border Data Transfers in APAC
Authors: Darren Ang Wei Cheng and James Jerin Akash (FPF APAC Interns) From July 7 to 10, 2025, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF)’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) office was actively engaged in Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Week 2025 (PDP Week) – a week of events hosted by the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore (PDPC) at […]
Malaysia Charts Its Digital Course: A Guide to the New Frameworks for Data Protection and AI Ethics
The digital landscape in Malaysia is undergoing a significant transformation. With major amendments to its Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) taking effect in June 2025, the country is decisively updating its data protection standards to meet the demands of the global digital economy. This modernization effort is complemented by a forward-looking approach to artificial intelligence […]
Annual DC Privacy Forum: Convening Top Voices in Governance in the Digital Age
FPF hosted its second annual DC Privacy Forum: Governance for Digital Leadership and Innovation on Wednesday, June 11. Staying true to the theme, this year’s forum convened key government, civil society, academic, and corporate privacy leaders for a day of critical discussions on privacy and AI policy. Gathering an audience of over 250 leaders from […]
Cross-Border Data Flows in Africa: Examining Policy Approaches and Pathways to Regulatory Interoperability
Cross-border data flows are critical to Africa’s digital economy, enabling trade, innovation, and access to continental and global markets. As the drive towards data-driven technologies among businesses and governments grows, the ability to transfer personal data across borders efficiently and securely has become a key policy concern on the continent, a position echoed by the […]
Chile’s New Data Protection Law: Context, Overview, and Key Takeaways
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 replace […]
Geopolitical fragmentation, the AI race, and global data flows: the new reality
Most countries in the world have data protection or privacy laws and there is growing cross-border enforcement cooperation between data protection authorities, which might lead one to believe that the protection of global data flows and transfers is steadily advancing. However, instability and risks arising from wars, trade disputes, and the weakening of the rule […]
What to Expect in Global Privacy in 2025
Next year, in 2026, we will celebrate a decade after the adoption of the GDPR, a law with an unprecedented regulatory impact around the world, from California to Brazil, across the African continent, to India, to China, and everywhere in between. The field of data protection and privacy has become undeniably global, with GDPR-inspired laws […]
Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025
FPF has put together a list of Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025 that reflects on new perspectives on the work that privacy teams do at their organizations. We hope there is something here that’s useful where you work, and we’d love to hear other ideas and feedback. Privacy Investments for Your […]