Resources

Personalization—the use of personal data to tailor content and services to individual users—sits at the center of today’s most contested debates about youth and digital technology. This report provides a comprehensive framework for understanding personalization in youth online experiences, examining its mechanisms, benefits, risks, mitigations, and the emerging legislative and regulatory landscape.

Digital literacy, loosely defined as competency with a range of digital technologies, is a key skill for full social and democratic participation, but it is a difficult thing to measure across a large population. Having accurate data about how people use technology can inform how educators, policymakers, and technology companies make decisions and are especially […]

Educational research answers questions about program effectiveness, equity, access, and long‑term outcomes. EdTech vendors typically need student-level data and enough context to ensure their research is effective and accomplishes their goal. At the same time, disclosing student data to EdTech vendors may increase the risk of reidentification. The risk is not limited to direct identifiers […]

Educational research answers questions about program effectiveness, equity, access, and long‑term outcomes. Researchers typically need student-level data and enough context to ensure their research is effective and accomplishes their goal. At the same time, disclosing student data to researchers may increase the risk of reidentification. The risk is not limited to direct identifiers such as […]

This report describes the Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) most relevant to State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) environments, explains what each can and cannot do analytically and operationally, and provides use case guidance for matching PET selection to specific workflows. PETs complement rather than replace strong governance — data minimization, least-privilege access, […]

What Can States Learn From New York’s Approach to Student Privacy? New Future of Privacy Forum analysis highlights the benefits of New York’s regional, shared-services approach to implementing its student privacy policies. Work Smarter Not Harder provides an overview of New York’s current education privacy laws and infrastructure, which is centered on regional shared service organizations. […]

This year’s Brussels Privacy Symposium, held on 14 October 2025, brought together stakeholders from across Europe and beyond for a conversation about the GDPR’s role within the EU’s evolving digital framework. Co-organized jointly by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Brussels Privacy Hub of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the ninth edition convened experts from […]

The Data Law is Vietnam’s first comprehensive framework for the governance of digital data (both personal and non-personal), and applies to all Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals, as well as foreign agencies, organizations and individuals either in Vietnam or directly participating or are related to digital data activities in Vietnam. The data law became effective […]

The Data Law is Vietnam’s first comprehensive framework for the governance of digital data (both personal and non-personal), and applies to all Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals, as well as foreign agencies, organizations and individuals either in Vietnam or directly participating or are related to digital data activities in Vietnam. The data law became effective […]

Throughout the fall of 2024, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), in partnership with the Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet) and Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), convened a series of three expert panel discussions across Australia exploring the intersection of privacy, security, and online safety for young people. This event series built on the […]