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[…] build a trusted and innovative digital ecosystem. This post will unpack these landmark initiatives. First, we will examine the key amendments to Malaysia’s PDPA, focusing on the new obligations for businesses and how they compare with the European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other regional laws. We will then delve into […]

The global landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) is being reshaped not only by rapid technological 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) […]

[…] amendments, Connecticut has once again passed an overhaul of the CTDPA.  This fresh bundle of amendments makes myriad changes to the law, expanding its scope, adding a new consumer right, heightening the already strong protections for minors, and more. Important changes include:  Significantly expanded scope, through changes to applicability thresholds, narrowed exemptions, and expanded […]

FPF is pleased to welcome our colleague Bianca-Ioana Marcu to her new role as Managing Director of FPF Europe. With extensive experience in privacy and data protection, she takes on this responsibility at a pivotal moment for digital regulation in Europe. In this blog, we will explore her perspectives on the evolving privacy landscape, […]

[…] Foreign Relations, Maryam Mujica, Chief Public Policy Officer at General Catalyst, and Pablo Chavez, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Focusing specifically on how the United States’ role in global data flows and AI has shifted under the new administration, the panel examined […]

New internship program established in honor of former FPF staff Washington, D.C. – June 12, 2025  — The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global non-profit focused on data protection, AI and emerging technologies, announced the recipients of the 2025 FPF Achievement Awards, honoring exceptional contributors to AI and privacy leadership in the […]

[…] among Brazilian users.  In this context, the study emphasizes that while generative AI systems can produce multiple benefits, it is necessary to assess their potential for creating new privacy risks and exacerbating existing ones. For the ANPD, “the generative approach is distinct from other artificial intelligence as it possesses the ability to generate content […]

[…] and implementation of mechanisms such as adequacy decisions, certification mechanisms, standard contractual clauses (SCCs), and binding corporate rules (BCRs) and derogations, currently in use across Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, and Ivory Coast. This comparative analysis highlights that the practical implementation of transfer tools remains uneven across the continent, and many countries lack clear […]

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) published a new paper—Data Minimization’s Substantive Turn: Key Questions & Operational Challenges Posed by New State Privacy Legislation. Data minimization is a bedrock principle of privacy and data protection law, with origins in the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) and the Privacy Act of 1974. At a […]

In May 2025, Nebraska and Vermont passed Age-Appropriate Design Code Acts (AADCs), continuing the bipartisan trend of states advancing protections for youth online. While these new bills arrived within the same week and share both a common name and general purpose, their scope, applicability, and substance take two very different approaches to a common […]