Resources

In an FPF the live webinar, How Encryption Helps Build a Safer Internet for Young People Globally, Peter Leonard, Principal and Director, Data Synergies, Australia, gave written remarks observing that the event addresses two of the more contentious areas in regulation of digital services in Australia, being:• protection of under-18s from harmful content and mental health […]

Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is thrilled to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2025 with the release of a new infographic, “Encryption Keeps Young People Safe.” Safer Internet Day is an annual event and part of a larger global mission to create a safer online environment, especially for young people. FPF’s new infographic explains how encryption […]

The New York legislature passed S929, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), on January 22. This bill has similar scope and scale as Washington State’s landmark My Health My Data Act (MHMD), with some key differences. The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted a letter to Governor Hochul’s office, highlighting certain ambiguities in […]

Hundreds of state AI bills have been introduced, but which are the ones to follow? How do the leading bills differ and what are the key areas of debate? How are state legislators thinking about U.S. AI leadership and how do they want to advance both benefits and safeguards? What role does FPF’s Multistate AI […]

On January 18, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its review of the COPPA Rule. Following the FTC’s notice of proposed rulemaking issued in January 2024, this announcement is the latest in a multi-year review of the COPPA Rule, which was last updated in 2013 and which the FTC began reviewing potential updates to […]

With growing focus from policymakers and regulators on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, and as organizations strive to responsibly use AI systems, organizations are increasingly embracing AI impact assessments to assess risks and take steps to minimize them. In response to the growing use—and uncertainty around—AI impact assessments, the Future of Privacy Forum […]

This year’s Brussels Privacy Symposium, held on 8 October 2024, convened global stakeholders from across Europe and beyond for in-depth discussions on the EU AI Act in the context of the broader EU digital ecosystem. Co-organized jointly by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Brussels Privacy Hub of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the eighth […]

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) launched a new report—Anatomy of State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Surveying the State Privacy Law Landscape and Recent Legislative Trends. By distilling this broad landscape to identify the “anatomy” of state comprehensive privacy law, this report highlights the strong commonalities and the nuanced differences between the various laws, showing how […]

On January 6, 2025, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed comments with the Kenyan Office of Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) on the 2024 draft Data Sharing Code. We look forward to continued collaboration with the ODPC. Our comments are provided in Annex 1 for consideration. Read our comments in full.

Increasingly, organizations that handle personal data need privacy and cybersecurity teams to collaborate. Collaborative projects often involve shared questions regarding technologies, business practices, and legal compliance.  FPF’s Expert Group on Privacy and Cybersecurity has launched a new project to better understand these trends. As an initial step, we surveyed privacy and cybersecurity experts across organizations […]