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[…] data flows arrangements among aligned countries.  Ten years after the GDPR was adopted as a modern upgrade of 1980s-style data protection laws for the online era, successfully promoting fair information practice principles, data subject rights and the “privacy profession” around the world, data protection and privacy are at an inflection point: either hold the […]

[…] features may introduce new data uses, defaults, or controls. Periodically revisiting privacy and safety settings can help ensure your preferences continue to reflect how the product works today, rather than how it worked when you first configured it. Explore and Have Fun! LLMs can often provide useful data protection advice, so ask them questions […]

Washington D.C. — (January 26th, 2026) — Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) — a global non-profit that advances principled and pragmatic data protection, AI, and digital governance practices — announced the winners of its 16th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Awards. The PPPM Awards recognize leading research and analytical scholarship in […]

FPF is excited to announce the 16th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers winners! This award recognizes leading privacy scholarship relevant to policymakers in the U.S. Congress, at U.S. federal agencies, and international data protection authorities.  This year’s winning authors will present their work in a two-part webinar series, with the first session on March 4 focused […]

[…] Privacy Protection Act. FPF analyzed how the new House proposal compares to long-standing Senate efforts, what’s changing, and what it means for families, platforms, and policymakers navigating today’s digital landscape. States across the U.S. also took action, introducing legislation to enhance the privacy and safety of kids’ and teens’ online experiences. Using the federal […]

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[…] whose digital lives are shaped early and have long-term consequences. 2. Learning from Governing Past Technologies to Inform Emerging Ones A recurring point across events was that today’s policy decisions about AI, algorithmic systems, and emerging technologies must be informed by lessons learned from regulating prior technologies—especially social media. Several experts stressed that generative […]

[…] comprehensive privacy laws were enacted in 2025, nine states amended their existing laws and regulators increased enforcement activity, providing further clarity (and new questions) about the meaning of the law. Today FPF is releasing its second annual report on the state comprehensive privacy law landscape—Anatomy of a State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Charting The Legislative Landscape. 

[…] were enacted in 2025, nine states amended their existing laws and regulators increased enforcement activity, providing further clarity (and new questions) about the meaning of the law. Today FPF is releasing its second annual report on the state comprehensive privacy law landscape—Anatomy of a State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Charting The Legislative Landscape.  Read the […]

[…] 2025), https://fpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FPF_CCPA-Regulations-Issue-Brief.pdf (discussing the latest CCPA rulemaking package 10 Another possible contributing factor as to why the “California model” never caught on was coordinated lobbying eorts that promoted the WPA framework. See Brendan Bordelon & Alfred Ng, Tech Lobbyists Are Running the Table on State Privacy Laws, POLITICO (Aug. 16, 2023), https://www.politico.com/ news/2023/08/16/tech-lobbyists-state-privacy-laws-00111363; Alfred […]