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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 […]

[…] regarding privacy. This Report provides a comprehensive analysis of strategy documents and key regulatory actions of the DPAs in 10 jurisdictions, published or developed in 2023 and 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. […]

[…] on connected vehicles has built upon this initial product, providing additional resources, up to and including the Vehicle Safety Systems Privacy Risks and Recommendations report from March 2024. The report specifically highlights the potential for privacy risks to exist when new technology is incorporated, through requirement or choice, In addition to comments to the […]

FPF’s “Data and the Connected Vehicle” Demystifies Connected Car Ecosystem as Policymakers Look to Regulate SEPT. 16, 2024 — Vehicle technologies are evolving rapidly, in every facet of the system, from safety features to entertainment, and occupant convenience. Many of these new features are enabled by the collection of driver and occupant data – […]

[…] U.S. states. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in daily life and critical sectors like healthcare and employment, state lawmakers have begun crafting regulatory strategies to promote its opportunities while addressing its heightened risks. This report by FPF delves into the trends of these legislative efforts, examines core questions and issues, and offers […]

Future of Privacy Forum Award Elevates Privacy Research to Inform Policy Discussion September 9, 2024 —The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) invites scholars and authors with an interest in privacy issues to submit finished papers to be considered for its 15th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Awards.  The award provides privacy and data […]

[…] as training an AI model, but which is not anymore publicly available after being collected. 3. Exemptions for research purposes with clear technical and ethical standards could promote AI research and development Section 17(2)(b) of the DPDPA also exempts processing of personal data for “research, archiving or statistical purposes” from obligations under the DPDPA. […]

[…] its provisions to enhance children’s privacy and safety on online platforms. This policy priority has equally reflected in the data protection field, with DPAs working together to promote child protection in advertising and recently fining social media companies for GDPR violations when processing children’s data. Other key developments include the upcoming  EDPB guidelines on […]

[…] text-to-video generation model (Veo); and a new iteration on their text-to-image generation model (Imagen 3). Google engineers have also announced several open models (Gemma 2B and 7B; CodeGemma; and PaliGemma). The privacy tradeoff of model size is this: the smaller the model, the easier it is to operate locally. Large models are more efficiently […]

[…] divergent definitions. To ensure focus and regulatory efforts are targeted toward technologies that play an impactful role in individuals’ rights, FPF recommended alignment with definitions from Government Code § 11546.45.51, the CPPA Draft Regulations, and Assembly Bill 2930 that require the ADS role be “substantial” to the decision-making process. Law / Proposal Definition Civil […]