FPF & NASSCOM Webinar Series on India’s DPDPA 2023
FPF and NASSCOM, India’s largest industry association for the IT-BPM sector, co-hosted a webinar on November 9 with two panels on the consent regime under India’s new Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 (DPDPA). The first panel focused on “Designing Notices & Requests for Meaningful Consent,” and included the following global experts: The second […]
Commissioner Didier Reynders’ Opening Remarks at the Brussels Privacy Symposium 2023
On Tuesday, November 14, Commissioner Didier Reynders provided opening remarks for the seventh annual Brussels Privacy Symposium, jointly presented by the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). The Brussels Privacy Symposium is a global convening of practical, applicable, substantive privacy research and scholarship, bringing together policymakers, academic researchers, civil society and […]
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2020 Report
On December 2, 2020, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) hosted the Brussels Privacy Symposium 2020: Research and the protection of Personal Data Under the GDPR. The event, convened by FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky and Dr. Christopher Kuner, Co-Chair of the Brussels Privacy Hub, brought together […]
FPF Paper, “The Thin Red Line …,” Receives the Council of Europe’s 2023 Stefano Rodotà Award
On Friday, June 16th, members of the FPF team joined the 44th Plenary meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Convention 108 in Strasbourg, France to accept a tremendous research honor. On this occasion, Katerina Demetzou, Senior Counsel for Global Privacy, Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, VP for Global Privacy, and Sebastião Barros Vale, former Senior […]
Unlocking Data Protection by Design and by Default: Lessons from the Enforcement of Article 25 GDPR Report
Read the Future of Privacy Forum’s report on enforcement of the EU’s GDPR Data Protection by Design and by Default (DPbD&bD) obligations, which are outlined in GDPR Article 25. The Report draws from more than 92 data protection authority (DPA) cases, court rulings, and guidelines from 16 EEA member states, the UK, and the EDPB […]
Not-So-Standard Clauses – An Examination of Three Regional Contractual Frameworks for International Data Transfers Report
Read the Future of Privacy Forum’s report comparing three regional model contractual frameworks for cross-border data transfers. It compares the EU’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), the ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses (MCCs), and the Iberoamerican Network’s Model Transfer Agreement (MTA). The three frameworks cover a total of 62 jurisdictions on three continents – this report seeks […]
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2022 Report
On November 15, 2022, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Brussels Privacy Hub (BPH) of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) jointly hosted the sixth edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium on the topic of “Vulnerable People, Marginalization, and Data Protection.” Participants explored the extent to which data protection and privacy law including the EU’s […]
ITPI Law and Technology Policy Paper Competition In Collaboration with the Israel Ministry of Justice
On January 11, 2023, the Israel Tech Policy Institute held the final event of the ‘Law and Technology Policy Paper Competition’ with the presence of Adv. Sharon Afek, Deputy Attorney General (Director of the Consulting and Legislative Division), and Saar Abramovich, a patent examiner from the Patent Office, along with the participation of students from four law faculties of universities […]
Evolving Enforcement Priorities in Times of Debate – Overview of Regulatory Strategies of European Data Protection Authorities for 2023 and Beyond Report
The Future of Privacy Forum released a report that explores “Evolving enforcement priorities in times of debate – Overview of regulatory strategies of European Data Protection Authorities for 2023 and beyond.” It is the third in a series that explores European DPAs’ evolving regulatory priorities, following the 2021 Report “Insights into the Future of Data […]
Balancing Organizational Accountability and Privacy Self-Management in Asia-Pacific Report
Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and experts from the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), a Singapore-based think tank non-profit dedicated to providing practical guidance in the field of Asian legal development, together released a report providing a detailed comparison of the requirements for processing personal data in 14 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), including Australia, […]