AI Regulation in Latin America: Overview and Emerging Trends in Key Proposals
The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to impact societies and economies around the world. Policymakers worldwide have begun pushing for normative frameworks to regulate the design, deployment, and use of AI according to their specific ethical and legal standards. In Latin America, some countries have joined these efforts by introducing legislative proposals and […]
Brazil’s ANPD Preliminary Study on Generative AI highlights the dual nature of data protection law: balancing rights with technological innovation
Brazil’s Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (“ANPD”) Technology and Research Unit (“CGTP”) released the preliminary study Inteligência Artificial Generativa (“Preliminary Study on GenAI”, in Portuguese) as part of its Technological Radar series, on November 29, 2024. A short English version of the study was also released by the agency in December 2024. This analysis […]
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 […]
FPF’s Year in Review 2024
With contributions from Judy Wang, Communications Intern 2024 was a landmark year for the Future of Privacy Forum, as we continued to grow our privacy leadership through research and analysis, domestic and global meetings, expert testimony, and more – all while commemorating our 15th anniversary. Expanding our AI Footprint While 2023 was the year of […]
In a Landmark Judgment, The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Recognized an Autonomous Right to Informational Self-Determination
The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Jonathan Mendoza Iserte, Secretary of Personal Data Protection at Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales (INAI), and Nelson Remolina Angarita, Professor at the Faculty of Law, Universidad de los Andes, (Colombia). The guest blog reflects the […]
Processing of Personal Data for AI Training in Brazil: Takeaways from ANPD’s Preliminary Decisions in the Meta Case
Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across the globe are currently wrestling with fundamental questions raised by the emergence of generative AI and its compatibility with data protection laws. A key issue is under which legal basis companies might be able to process personal data for training AI models. Another one is how the rights of individuals […]
CPDP LatAm 2024: What is Top of Mind in Latin American Data Protection and Privacy? From data sovereignty, to PETs
On July 17-18, the fourth edition of the Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection Conference Latin America (CPDP LatAm) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This year’s theme was on “Data Governance: From Latin America to the G20,” highlighting Brazil’s current presidency of the international cooperation forum. As in previous years, FPF participated on the […]
AI Forward: FPF’s Annual DC Privacy Forum Explores Intersection of Privacy and AI
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted its inaugural DC Privacy Forum: AI Forward on Wednesday, June 5th. Industry experts, policymakers, civil society, and academics explored the intersection of data, privacy, and AI. In Washington, DC’s southwest Waterfront at the InterContinental, participants joined in person for a full-day program consisting of keynote panels, AI talks, […]
Regulatory Strategies and Priorities of Data Protection Authorities in Latin America: 2024 and Beyond
Authors: Maria Badillo and Momina Imran Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) published an Issue Brief analyzing the regulatory strategies and priorities of data protection authorities (DPAs) in Latin America. Titled Regulatory Strategies and Priorities of Data Protection Authorities in Latin America: 2024 and Beyond, the Issue Brief outlines an overview of the various […]
Privacy and the Rise of “Neurorights” in Latin America
Authors: Beth Do, Maria Badillo, Randy Cantz, Jameson Spivack “Neurorights,” a set of proposed rights that specifically protect mental freedom and privacy, have captured the interest of many governments, scholars, and advocates. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Latin America, where several countries are actively seeking to enshrine these rights in law, and some […]