AI Audits, Equity Awareness in Data Privacy Methods, and Facial Recognition Technologies are Major Topics During This Year’s Privacy Papers for Policymakers Events
Author: Judy Wang, Communications Intern, FPF The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted two engaging events honoring 2023’s must-read privacy scholarship at the 14th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers ceremonies. On Tuesday, February 27, FPF hosted a Capitol Hill event featuring an opening keynote by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) as well as facilitated discussions […]
FPF Statement on the adoption of the EU AI Act and New Resource Webpage
“Today the European Union adopted the EU AI Act at the end of a long and intense legislative process. At the Future of Privacy Forum we believe that multistakeholder global approaches and advancing common understanding in the area of AI governance are key to ensuring a future with safe and trustworthy AI, one that protects […]
FPF Files COPPA Comments with the Federal Trade Commission
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) in response to its request for comment on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) proposed rule. Read our comments in full. As technology evolves, so must the regulations designed to protect children online, and FPF commends the Commission’s efforts […]
Little New About Hampshire
On March 6, 2024, Governor Sununu signed SB 255 into law, making New Hampshire the fourteenth U.S. State to adopt a comprehensive privacy law to govern the collection, use, and transfer of personal data. SB 255 is the second comprehensive privacy law enacted in 2024, the first having been New Jersey’s S332, which was also […]
Event Recap: FPF X nasscom Webinar Series – Breaking Down Consent Requirements under India’s DPDPA
Following the enactment of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA), the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies), India’s largest industry association for the information technology sector, co-hosted a 2-part webinar series focused on the consent-centric regime under the DPDP Act. Spread across two days (November […]
DC Privacy Forum 2024
Join FPF for its inaugural DC Privacy Forum: AI Forward which explores the intersection of data privacy and AI, set against the picturesque backdrop of Washington DC’s southwest waterfront on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. As the world increasingly relies on AI technologies, safeguarding data privacy has never been more crucial. DC Privacy Forum: AI Forward will bring together thought leaders, […]
FPF Awarded NSF and DOE Grants to Advance White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) has been awarded grants by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to support FPF’s establishment of a Research Coordination Network (RCN) for Privacy-Preserving Data and Analytics. FPF’s work will support the development and deployment of Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) for socially beneficial data sharing […]
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2023 Report
The seventh edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium, jointly co-organized by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Brussels Privacy Hub, took place at the U-Residence of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel campus on November 14, 2023. The Symposium presented a key opportunity for a global, interdisciplinary convening to discuss one of the most important topics […]
Colorado’s Approval of Global Privacy Control: Implications for Advertisers and Publishers
The privacy laws of both Colorado and California require organizations to recognize Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOMs), a tool through which a person can invoke their opt out rights broadly across all the websites they visit. While California has required responding to certain UOOMs since July 2021, the Colorado Attorney General has only recently approved their […]
FPF Joins the NIST Artificial Intelligence Safety Consortium
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is collaborating with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium to develop science-based and empirically backed guidelines and standards for AI measurement and policy, laying the foundation for AI safety across the world. This initiative will help prepare the U.S. […]