Dublin Privacy Virtual Symposium 2021
Transparency is one of the fundamental principles of privacy and data protection legislation. The GDPR requires companies to provide notices to consumers in “concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language.” What are the design principles that ensure a user interface is clear and transparent? How can organizations designing for web, mobile, wearables, voice assistants, connected cars and every sort of IoT device live up to these principles?
At the Intersection of AI and Data Protection Law: Automated Decision Making Rules, a Global Perspective
This panel will explore the existing provisions in data protection legislation, from the LGPD, to the GDPR and to other data protection laws and bills, that are applying to AI and similar technologies. At a time where the focus of regulators is switching to putting in place new legislation for AI, it is important to […]
CPRA Law + Tech Series: Basics of Online Advertising
CPRA Law + Tech Series: Understanding Data, Decisionmaking, and Design Session 3: Basics of Online Advertising Co-Hosted by: California Lawyers Association Privacy Law Section and the Future of Privacy Forum About the Series: What do privacy lawyers need to know about the technologies and data practices at the heart of emerging legislation? New state privacy laws, […]
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2022
The sixth edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium will take place on November 15, 2022, jointly presented by the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). This year’s topic is “Vulnerable People, Marginalization and Data Protection”. This year’s event will be held in-person at Les Ateliers des Tanneurs, Rue […]
W@Privacy Awards
Women@ Privacy Awards FPF is honored to host W@Privacy for its first edition of the W@Privacy Awards! As part of W@Privacy’s mission to enhance the visibility and empowerment of women privacy professionals, they’ll recognize and celebrate outstanding women in the privacy field from various categories. The awards categories are: The winners will be announced during an awards […]
2020 Brussels Privacy Symposium
The 2020 Brussels Privacy Symposium is the fourth-annual academic program jointly presented by the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and is a global convening of practical, applicable, substantive privacy research and scholarship.
Are we there yet? The long road to nowhere: The demise of India’s draft data protection bill
In August 2022, the Government of India withdrew the country’s draft Personal Data Protection Bill from the Parliament’s consideration. This was a surprise move, coming after more than four years of consultations, as well as several statements from top officials that its passage was imminent and that there were no plans to scrap the Bill […]
Judge declares Buenos Aires’ Fugitive Facial Recognition System Unconstitutional
On September 7, a trial judge declared the implementation of the Fugitive Facial Recognition System (SRFP, for its name in Spanish) by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires unconstitutional. The decision set an important precedent for risks associated with privacy and intimacy in public spaces in the context of public surveillance for law […]
What Happened to the Risk-Based Approach to Data Transfers?
The following is a guest post to the FPF blog from Lokke Moerel, Professor of Global ICT Law at Tilburg University and a Dutch Cyber Security Council member. This blog is a summary of a longer academic paper which can be downloaded here. The guest blog reflects the opinion of the author only. Guest blog posts […]
Call for Nominations: 13th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) invites privacy scholars and authors with an interest in privacy issues to submit finished papers to be considered for FPF’s 13th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Award. This award provides researchers with the opportunity to inject ideas into the current policy discussion, bringing relevant privacy research to the attention of […]