Brussels Privacy Symposium Report 2024
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 […]
FPF Submits Comments to Kenya’s Office of Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) on the Draft Data Sharing Code
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.
Regulatory Strategies of Data Protection Authorities in the Asia-Pacific Region: 2024, and Beyond
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 […]
EU AI Act: A Comprehensive Implementation & Compliance Timeline
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.
FPF Files Comments on the Nigeria Data Protection Commission’s (NDPC) proposed General Application and Implementation Directive (GAID)
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.
Navigating Cross-Border Data Transfers in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC): Analyzing Legal Developments from 2021 to 2023
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]