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On April 6, the Maryland legislature passed HB 603/SB 571, the “Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code Act” (Maryland AADC), which is currently awaiting action from Governor Moore. While FPF has already written about Maryland’s potentially “paradigm-shifting” state comprehensive privacy law, the Maryland AADC may similarly pioneer a new model for other states. The Maryland AADC […]

[…] personal data, waste their time, and cause frustration. Tapjoy must not make misrepresentations about consumer rewards. FTC v. Age of Learning (2020) Allegedly touted easy cancellation in promotional material, made it difficult to cancel subscriptions by providing circular forms, and auto-renewed subscriptions at the most expensive level without consumer notice or consent.  Age of […]

[…] on vendors to be proactively transparent with schools about their use of AI. Check out the LinkedIn Live with CEO Jules Polonetsky and Youth & Education Director David Sallay about the Checklist and Policy Brief. To read more of the Future of Privacy Forum’s youth and student privacy resources, visit www.StudentPrivacyCompass.org.  li live promo LI-Live-Promo

[…] Remedies Provided by Law Are Not Foreclosed Violations of MODPA are tied to the Maryland Consumer Protection Act, and the Act specifically denies private enforcement under Md. Code Com. Law § 13-408, leaving enforcement solely with the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General. However, the Act specifies that “his […]

[…] that require a privacy manifest and an application signature. Developers have had to be extremely cautious in adopting new SDKs because they are responsible for all the code in their app as well as the code in third-party SDKs included in their app. The goal of combining privacy manifests with an application signature is […]

[…] week started with FPF’s 15th Anniversary Spring Social, where FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky thanked FPF’s Board Chair and Founder Chris Wolf, who served for 15 years, and welcomed FPF’s new Board Chair, Alan Raul. Three leading data protection regulators lauded FPF’s effectiveness in supporting their work, in the U.S. and globally. Remarks were delivered […]

[…] Safety Systems: Privacy Risks and Recommendations,” which focuses on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS), and Impairment Detection Technologies. FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky provided welcome remarks ahead of the panel discussion and highlighted how personal data and privacy are and will be implicated in new automotive technologies. In framing the discussion, […]

[…] Proposed Risk-Utility Framework for Novel Advertising Solutions (v 1.0), which will be open for Public Comment until May 26, 2024. Download the Proposed Risk-Utility Framework HERE FPF welcomes public comments until May 26, 2024 The digital advertising industry is in the midst of a sea change. Around the world, privacy regulators have become far […]

[…] neurodata. Perhaps the most consequential call for action was the 2022 Neurorights Model Law, drafted by the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino), a regional organization that promotes regional integration through legislative harmonization. The model law provides both structure and foundational concepts to regulate neurotechnology, including establishing an independent oversight authority and providing redress […]

[…] with FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky providing opening remarks. Watch the virtual event here. For the in-person event on Capitol Hill, Jordan Francis, FPF’s Elise Berkower Fellow, provided welcome remarks and emceed the night, thanking Alan Raul, FPF Board President, and Debra Berlyn, FPF Board Treasurer, for being present. Mr. Francis noted he was excited […]