FPF Seeks Nominations for 2021 Research Data Stewardship Award
The Call for Nominations for the 2021 FPF Award for Research Data Stewardship is now open. You can find the nominations forms here. We ask that nominations be submitted by Monday, March 1, 2021. The FPF Award for Research Data Stewardship recognizes excellence in the privacy-protective stewardship of corporate data that is shared with academic researchers. […]
FPF in 2020: Adjusting to the Unexpected
With 2020 fast coming to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on a year that forced us to re-focus our priorities, along with much of our lives, while continuing to produce engaging events, thought-provoking analysis, and insightful reports. Considering Privacy & Ethics at the Dawn of a New Decade Early in […]
FPF Health and AI & Ethics Policy Counsels Present a Scientific Position at ICML 2020 and at 2020 CCSQ World Usability Day
On November 12, 2020, FPF Policy Counsels Drs. Rachele Hendricks-Sturrup and Sara Jordan presented privacy-by-design alongside human-centered design concepts during the 2020 CCSQ World Usability Day virtual conference. This presentation followed Drs. Hendricks-Sturrup’s and Jordan’s July 2020 scientific position paper presented at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2020, entitled “Patient- Reported Outcomes: A Privacy-Centric and Federated Approach […]
South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission Announces Three-Year Data Protection Policy Plan
by Jasmine Park On November 24, 2020, the South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the nation’s central administrative agency tasked with protecting the privacy rights of individuals by enforcing the country’s privacy laws, released its revised three-year “Personal Information Protection Master Plan” (‘21-‘23). A wide range of policies that balance both the protection and […]
Machine Learning and Speech: A Review of FPF’s Digital Data Flows Masterclass
On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, FPF hosted a Digital Data Flows Masterclass on Machine Learning and Speech. The masterclass on Machine Learning and Speech is the first masterclass of a new series after completing the VUB-FPF Digital Data Flows Masterclass series with eight topics. Professor Marine Carpuat (Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Maryland) starts […]
Seven Questions to Ask if You Have XR on Your Holiday Wish List
The holidays are right around the corner, and with so many of us sheltering in place in response to COVID-19, some are looking for an escape from the same four walls. Enter XR to help virtually transport us to new worlds, immersive games, and social interactions. XR, or extended reality, is an umbrella term for […]
The Complex Landscape of Enforcing the LGPD in Brazil: Public Prosecutors, Courts and the National System of Consumer Defense
Authors: Hunter Dorwart (FPF), Mariana Rielli (DPB) and Rafael Zanatta (DPB) On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Data Privacy Brasil (DPB) co-hosted a landscape webinar exploring the relationship between Brazil’s legal system and the implementation of Brazil’s new data protection law, Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD). As a federation, Brazil hosts many separate […]
The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence – An Infographic Tool
UPDATED August 3, 2021 and June 2023. FPF released the white paper, The Spectrum of AI: Companion to the FPF AI Infographic, to provide additional detail and analysis for use of this Infographic tool as an educational resources for policymakers or regulators. FPF has just completed its newest infographic educational tool, The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence. […]
A Deep Dive into New Zealand’s New Privacy Law: Extraterritorial Effect, Cross-Border Data Transfers Restrictions and New Powers of the Privacy Commissioner
By Caroline Hopland, Hunter Dorwart and Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna Last week, on December 1st, the newly amended Privacy Act 2020 (Act) of New Zealand came into force. The act was passed by the New Zealand Parliament on June 20, 2020 and made significant changes to the 1993 law, Privacy Act 1993. The amendments cover a broad range of topics including the […]
California’s Prop 24, the “California Privacy Rights Act,” Passed. What’s Next?
Authors: Stacey Gray, Senior Counsel, Katelyn Ringrose, Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow at FPF, Polly Sanderson, Policy Counsel, and Veronica Alix, FPF Legal Intern Despite a day of election uncertainty, November 3, 2020 produced an important moment for privacy legislation: California voters approved Proposition 24 (the California Privacy Rights Act) (CPRA) (full text here). Garnering 56.1% of the vote so far, […]