Join FPF For XR Week: April 19th-23rd, 2021
Adoption of augmented and virtual reality hardware and software technologies – collectively known as extended reality or “XR” – is taking hold among businesses and individuals. If you’d like to engage in the discussion about the ethical and privacy considerations of XR tech, join our XR Week activities April 19th to 23rd! After decades of development, demonstrations, […]
A New Era for Japanese Data Protection: 2020 Amendments to the APPI
The recent amendments to Japan’s data protection law contain a number of new provisions certain to alter – and for many foreign businesses, transform – the ways in which companies conduct business in or with Japan.
FPF announces appointment of Malavika Raghavan as Senior Fellow for India
The Future of Privacy Forum announces the appointment of Malavika Raghavan as Senior Fellow for India, expanding our Global Privacy team to one of the key jurisdictions for the future of privacy and data protection law. Malavika is a thought leader and a lawyer working on interdisciplinary research, focusing on the impacts of digitisation on […]
Understanding Digital Data Flows
Building on the success of FPF’s Masterclass series that helps lawmakers and the public understand data driven technologies, these training sessions feature in-depth learning experiences, designed for in-house corporate executives, privacy professionals, lawyers, and other business leaders to learn directly from experts. The classes provide individuals who play a role in developing policies for organizations […]
Russia: New Law Requires Express Consent for Making Personal Data Available to the Public and for Any Subsequent Dissemination
Authors: Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna and Regina Iminova Amendments to the Russian general data protection law (Federal Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data) adopted at the end of 2020 enter into force today (Monday, March 1st), with some of them having the effective date postponed until July 1st. The changes are part of a legislative package that […]
Schrems II: Article 49 GDPR derogations may not be so narrow and restrictive after all?
by Rob van Eijk and Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna On January 28, 2021, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior organized a conference celebrating the 40th Data Protection Day, the date on which the Council of Europe’s data protection convention, known as “Convention 108”, was opened for signature. One of the invited speakers and panelists was Prof. […]
South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission Announces Three-Year Data Protection Policy Plan
by Jasmine Park On November 24, 2020, the South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the nation’s central administrative agency tasked with protecting the privacy rights of individuals by enforcing the country’s privacy laws, released its revised three-year “Personal Information Protection Master Plan” (‘21-‘23). A wide range of policies that balance both the protection and […]
U.S. Policy Internships (Spring, Summer, and Fall)
The Future of Privacy Forum (“FPF”) is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. FPF brings together industry, academics, consumer advocates, and other thought leaders to explore the challenges posed by technological innovation and develop privacy protections, ethical norms and […]
Communications Director
General Overview: FPF’s Communications Director is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive communications program that will ensure FPF’s work reaches a broad audience, enhance FPF’s position and visibility across a wide variety of stakeholders including its members and supporters, policymakers, funding community and general public, and provide value to FPF’s members and supporters. This is […]
Membership Manager
Reports toMembership Services Director General OverviewThe Membership Manager is the primary handler of the business relationship between FPF and its commercial financial supporters, as well as providing support to other FPF and affiliate Advisory Board members. Expected to develop personalized knowledge of member and prospective member companies’ activities and engagement with FPF and affiliates, interact […]