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Co-authored by Chris Victory, FPF Intern As of halfway through 2025, four U.S. states have enacted laws regarding “neural data” or “neurotechnology data.” These laws, all of which amend existing state privacy laws, signify growing lawmaker interest in regulating what’s being considered a distinct, particularly sensitive kind of data: information about people’s thoughts, feelings, and […]

[…] about the latest developments. This year, FPF APAC organized two events for its members: a Privacy Leaders’ Luncheon (an annual staple), and for the first time, an India Luncheon co-organized alongside Khaitan & Co.   5.1 On July 8, 2025, FPF hosted an invite-only Privacy Leaders’ Luncheon.  This closed-door event provided a platform for senior […]

Thanks to Marlene Smith for her research contributions. As policymakers worldwide seek to support beneficial uses of  artificial intelligence (AI), many are exploring the concept of “regulatory sandboxes.” Broadly speaking, regulatory sandboxes are legal oversight frameworks that offer participating organizations the opportunity to experiment with emerging technologies within a controlled environment, usually combining regulatory oversight […]

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[…] personal data, including behavior and/or characteristics, and they are placed within a particular audience segment. Based on the profile or segment, they receive particular advertisements, prices, or promotions. Search or product ranking: Altering the order in which search results or products appear, to give more prominence to certain results, based on general consumer data […]

[…] personal data, including behavior and/or characteristics, and they are placed within a particular audience segment. Based on the profile or segment, they receive particular advertisements, prices, or promotions. A coupon for diapers is advertised to a customer based on their inclusion in the marketing category “new parents,” which is based on their previous purchase […]

Introduction As the U.S. population ages, technologies that can help support older adults are becoming increasingly important. These tools, often called “AgeTech”, exist at the intersection of health data, consumer technology, caregiving relationships, and increasingly, artificial intelligence, and are drawing significant investment. Hundreds of well funded start-ups have launched. Many are of major interest to […]

The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Yeong Zee Kin, the Chief Executive of the Singapore Academy of Law and FPF Senior Fellow. The guest blog reflects the opinion of the author only. Guest blog posts do not necessarily reflect the views of FPF. The phenomenon of memorisation has fomented significant […]

[…] also prescribes skill requirements. A DPO must have knowledge of data protection law and technology, an understanding of the business’s data processing operations, and the ability to promote a data protection culture with integrity. The required skill level depends on the complexity, scale, sensitivity and level of protection required for the data being processed.  […]

[…] advancement but also by a worldwide push to establish new regulatory regimes. In a landmark move, on May 28, 2025, Japan’s Parliament approved the “Act on the Promotion of Research and Development and the Utilization of AI-Related Technologies” (人工知能関連技術の研究開発及び活用の推進に関する法律案要綱) (AI Promotion Act, or Act), making Japan the second major economy in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) […]