Resources

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 […]

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.

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has emerged as a dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape for data protection regulation. As digital economies flourish and cross-border data flows intensify, data protection authorities (DPAs) across the region are grappling with complex challenges posed by technological advancements, changing business practices, and evolving societal expectations regarding privacy. This Report provides a […]

The EU AI Act is expected to play a crucial role in global development of AI Governance frameworks. We are continually updating a timeline and a list of FPF Resources dedicated to the EU AI Act, as well as to its relationship to the EU GDPR and other privacy and data protection law.

On June 29, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed comments with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on the proposed General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID). Read our comments in full.

Future of Privacy Forum announced the launch of a comprehensive report, “Navigating Governance Frameworks for Generative AI Systems in the Asia-Pacific.” This report examines the current state of governance frameworks for generative AI systems in five countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region: Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. The key takeaways of the report […]

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) published an Issue Brief comparatively analyzing cross-border data transfer provisions in new data protection laws in the Asia-Pacific. Titled Navigating Cross-Border Data Transfers in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC): Analyzing Legal Developments from 2021 to 2023, the Issue Brief outlines key developments in cross-border data transfers in the Asia-Pacific in the […]

On May 21 at 4:15 pm BST/11:15 am ET, FPF Managing Director for APAC Josh Lee Kok Thong provided live remarks and answered questions about global data transfers for the UK Parliament House of Lords’ European Affairs Committee.

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 facing Europe’s digital society […]

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 […]