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[…] both covered entities and individual actors from geofencing physical “health care facilities” in order to identify individuals, collect health data, or send health data or health-service related messages to consumers. This restriction may impact several common practices, including security operations and the use of push notifications for advertising consumer goods. Furthermore, MHMD’s far-reaching definition […]

[…] regarding whether these can be done in a privacy-preserving manner. SB 152’s requirement that social media companies provide parents and guardians access to their teenager’s accounts, including messages, has raised security concerns and questions about what sort of parental access mandates are appropriate for teens online. Utah lawmakers are weighing legislation that would require […]

[…] protection to your accounts. The first authentication is the normal username and password combination that has been used for years. The second factor is either a text message or email including a code that is sent to a personal device. This added step makes it harder for malicious actors to gain access to your […]

Regulators in the United States and around the globe are bringing enforcement actions and crafting rules intended to combat manipulative design practices online. These efforts are complex and address a range of consumer protection issues, including privacy and data protection risks. They raise thorny questions about how to distinguish between lawful designs that encourage individuals […]

Yesterday, FPF Senior Director for U.S. Policy Stacey Gray participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) regarding its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) on “Commercial Surveillance and Data Security” (comments start at 1:39:00). Feedback from the public forum is intended to help inform the Commission’s decision whether to proceed […]

[…] follow from how communities primarily passed down knowledge. In pre-colonial Africa, oral traditions held a major place7 as a means of disseminating information and communal customs. Traditionally, messages were passed down orally from one generation to another, often in the form of proverbs, songs, folktales and other narrations. Such messages helped people make sense […]

On July 21, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) co-hosted a workshop as part of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Week, titled “Data Sovereignty, Data Transfers and Data Protection – Impact on AI and Immersive Tech” at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center in Singapore. The event focused […]

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) – as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific” – are publishing a second report in their series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” […]

[…] protection to your accounts. The first authentication is the normal username and password combination that has been used for years. The second factor is either a text message or email including a code that is sent to a personal device. This added step makes it harder for malicious actors to gain access to your […]

[…] what could happen to their data after its collection, as well as about their data-related rights. The process included testing with different age groups to make the message intelligible for a wide audience.  3.4 How UX and UI can support enhanced transparency and consent During the session, several times the idea was brought up […]