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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 laws, […]

[…] understand and address potential risks by drawing on various methodologies, including consultations with affected communities. 5. Continuous research and evaluation: Ongoing African-led research is needed to assess new risks arising from AI development and use in Africa; evaluate the efficacy of governance tools to promote the development and use of AI systems that are […]

[…] that analyze the content of private phone conversations to alert users that the voice on the other end of the line may be AI-generated. Check out FPF’s new report: Synthetic Content: Exploring the Risks, Technical Approaches, and Regulatory Response Another common approach to addressing synthetic content risks has been to place legal restrictions on […]

[…] are starting to deploy when looking at the impact generative AI has on the rights and freedoms of individuals1 in the context of the compatibility of this new technology with data protection law. In particular, the salient issues that surface are related to:  Relying on “legitimate interests” as a lawful ground for processing publicly […]

[…] Maryland Senator Katie Fry Hester (D) Minnesota Representative Steve Elkins (D) Minnesota Representative Kristin Bahner (D) New York Senator Kristen Gonzalez (D) Texas Representative Giovanni Capriglione (R) Virginia Delegate Michelle Maldonado (D)  Learn more about the work of the Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group here. FPF Clarifies Non-Partisan State Work February 25, 2025 By: […]

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) released a new report, Synthetic Content: Exploring the Risks, Technical Approaches, and Regulatory Responses, which analyzes the various approaches being pursued to address the risks associated with “synthetic” content – material produced by generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. As more people use generative AI to create synthetic […]

[…] additional health information, including SOGI information. In addition, where LGBTQ+ individuals do not have local access to equitable health care resources, connected devices and services may provide new capacity for individuals to obtain valuable information about their health questions, engage with healthcare professionals, and even receive important physical and mental treatment.  Specific categories of […]

[…] disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in provider-patient communications through visual or verbal disclaimers presented before, during, and/or at the end of a communication. A new chart from FPF provides a “cheatsheet” of the covered entities and activities, as well as requirements based on the relevant type of communication. The chart also […]

At the end of the 2024 legislative session, New York State passed a pair of bills aimed at creating heightened protections for children and teens online. One, the New York Child Data Protection Act (NYCDPA), applies to a broad range of online services that are “primarily directed to children.” The NYCDPA creates novel substantive […]

[…] 2024, setting out regulatory priorities for the following years: 1. Australia  2. China 3. Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China (SAR)  4. Japan 5. Malaysia 6. New Zealand 7. Philippines 8. Singapore 9. South Korea 10. Thailand  Read the Issue Brief: Regulatory Strategies of Data Protection Authorities in the Asia-Pacific Region: 2024, and […]