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[…] “unreasonably create[ ] or take[ ] advantage of an obstacle to the free exercise of consumer decisionmaking”—which some argue should apply to non-disclosed personalized pricing. 27 In 2024, the FTC began a significant 6(b) investigation into “surveillance pricing” practices, which sought information about the various types of personal data retailers can use t o […]

[…] of names mitigate FERPA violations or data-sharing concerns? What if the teacher used a randomly assigned animal instead of a student’s name/ID, or made up a different code number for each student (rat her than using a school -issued ID number?) > If students couldn’t see the rank of other students, just their own […]

[…] grounded in a domestic regulatory development that had unfolded days before the Summit. On 10 February 2026, MeitY notified the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026, introducing India’s first formal framework for synthetically generated content. The amendments require intermediaries to label AI-generated content, block the creation and dissemination of […]

[…] software provider can lead to system-wide failures. In 2023, PyTorch, an open-source artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) framework, was injected with malware following a supply chain attack. In 2024, the XZ Utils backdoor illustrated how a single vulnerability in a trusted open-source library can compromise the build process and enable remote code execution across countless […]

2024 ANNUAL REPORT FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM 1 FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM | ANNUAL REPORT 2024 CONTENTS About Future of Privacy Forum ____________________ 2 FPF’s Workstreams & Regions _____________________ 3 Leadership Letter _______________________________ 4 Overview Focused on Key Areas ___________________ 5 U.S. Landscape _________________________________ 5 Global ______________________________________ 9 Center for AI _______________________________ 12 […]

[…] “unreasonably create[ ] or take[ ] advantage of an obstacle to the free exercise of consumer decisionmaking”—which some argue should apply to non-disclosed personalized pricing. 27 In 2024, the FTC began a significant 6(b) investigation into “surveillance pricing” practices, which sought information about the various types of personal data retailers can use t o […]

[…] concerns vulnerable people based on their socio-economic situation, an example mentioned is an AI-predictive algorithm that could be used to target people who live in low-income post- codes with advertisements for predatory financial products.  3.2. For the Article 5(1)(b) prohibition to apply, AI practices have to materially distort behavior and be reasonably likely to […]

In a new Q&A, our Vice President for U.S. Policy, Matthew Reisman, takes a deeper look at the privacy landscape, particularly his interests in the space, what to look forward to in the U.S. and AI sector, and what is key for stakeholders to pay attention to. What brought you into the privacy and data […]

[…] reopening of the GDPR last year came as a surprise, without much debate or public consultation, if any. It passed its periodic evaluation in the summer of 2024 with a recommendation for more guidance and better implementation to suit SMEs and harmonization across the EU, as opposed to re-opening or amending it. Moreover, exactly […]