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[…] and governments—and what may happen when data and devices fail to use strong encryption and are compromised by bad actors. The infographic series advances FPF’s mission of promoting data privacy for every user by showcasing the vital role encryption plays in ensuring online safety, and the detrimental effects of an online world without its […]

[…] must undergo a serious reckoning with privacy law. Scraping has evaded a reckoning with privacy law largely because scrapers act as if all publicly available data were free for the taking. But the public availability of scraped data shouldn’t give scrapers a free pass. Privacy law regularly protects publicly available data, and privacy principles […]

[…] annually on January 28 to mark the anniversary of Convention 108, the first binding international treaty to protect personal data. To raise awareness for the day and promote best practices for data privacy, we’ve partnered with Snap to create a Data Privacy Day Snapchat Lens that lets you choose what type of privacy pup […]

[…] AI legislation. Maryland passed the  Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) as well as the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code Act” (Maryland AADC).  Following Connecticut’s lead last year, Virginia and Colorado both amended their state privacy laws to add specific online protections for kids’ data. FPF also examined genetic privacy laws from Montana, Tennessee, Texas, […]

[…] In the deployment and use phase, organizations must exercise strict caution when inputting personal information into AI systems, particularly systems that are provided to the public for free, such as AI chatbots. They emphasize the need to comply with APP 6 for any secondary use of personal information, minimizing data input, and maintaining transparency […]

[…] the PPC delivered the opening keynote. In his keynote, Commissioner Oshima shared about the PPC’s regulatory priorities for 2025. These included cross-border data transfers and the Data Free Flow with Trust initiative, as well as further collaboration with the G7 DPAs and bilaterally with various international regulators.  Following the keynote, Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, Vice-President for […]

[…] minimization provisions are also elements of recent sectoral laws including the Washington State My Health My Data Act, the New York Child Data Protection Act, and the Virginia Child Data Privacy Amendment. Taken together, these frameworks portend a new trend toward substantive data minimization standards; however, their statutory requirements vary in subtle but consequential […]

[…] emphasized by the IACHR: 599. In any case, the Inter-American Court reiterates that the effectiveness of the right to informational self-determination requires States to provide adequate, swift, free, and effective mechanisms or procedures to process and address requests, either by the same authority managing the data or by another competent institution in matters of […]

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) launched a new report—Anatomy of State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Surveying the State Privacy Law Landscape and Recent Legislative Trends. By distilling this broad landscape to identify the “anatomy” of state comprehensive privacy law, this report highlights the strong commonalities and the nuanced differences between the various […]

[…] the continent. The Malabo Convention was designed to provide a holistic, continent-wide framework to harmonize African data protection policies and promote digital rights, including privacy and internet freedom. Although adopted in 2014, the Malabo Convention did not come into force until receiving its 15th national ratification in 2023. With only 15 ratifying nations of […]