FPF Submits Letter to New York Governor Hochul on S929, the “New York Health Information Privacy Act”
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 […]
State AI Legislation: Key Bills & Trends
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 […]
Redline Comparison of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule Review
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 […]
Challenges and Opportunities in Organizational Collaboration on Privacy and Cybersecurity
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 […]
FPF Submits Comments to the D.C. Council Committee on Health on the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2024 & the Role of Consent
As the D.C. Council considers the important issue of safeguarding health data, FPF writes with feedback on the role of consent in the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2024 (“CHIPPA”). We commend the D.C. Council’s efforts to advance individual health data privacy rights and protections. CHIPPA is closely modeled on Washington State’s My […]
The Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group
The Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group (MAP-WG) is a bipartisan assembly of over 200 state lawmakers from more than 45 states, brought together by the Future of Privacy Forum. The Group’s primary aim is to foster a shared understanding of emerging technologies and related policy issues. FPF convenes and provides an administrative platform for the […]
Comments Submitted to the FCC on Disclosure and Transparency of AI-Generated Content in Political Advertisements
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC, or Commission) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate content for political advertisements.
FPF Submits Comments to the California Civil Rights Council on Proposed Modifications to the Employment Regulations Regarding Automated-Decision Systems
FPF is pleased to submit comments to the California Civil Rights Council regarding their Proposed Modifications to the Employment Regulations Regarding Automated-Decision Systems. By modernizing the state’s current employment regulations, the California Civil Rights Council has an important opportunity to influence how existing civil rights laws will apply to emerging technologies like AI. Ideally, these […]
Key Dates for State Privacy Laws
A significant new chapter for data privacy protections in the United States has commenced as more than a dozen recently enacted significant state privacy laws are scheduled to take effect by October 1, 2024. To assist stakeholders in tracking the emerging state privacy landscape, the Future of Privacy Forum has prepared a resource listing key […]
Video-Based Vehicle Safety Systems: Lessons Learned from Commercial Fleets
Recent years have seen an increasing deployment of onboard video-based safety systems in vehicles. While video technologies have been seen already in passenger vehicles, these systems have been even more prominent in the commercial fleet industry (e.g., trucking, delivery, and rental vehicles). Fleet operators have substantial regulatory, financial, and other incentives to implement safety programs, […]