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[…] 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 […]

[…] the authority to do so, and has clashed with the FCC in its own attempt to regulate AI in election ads.  While political and election deepfakes may get less policymaker attention in the U.S. in 2025, deepfakes are only becoming harder to distinguish from authentic content. At the federal level, U.S. regulators and lawmakers […]

[…] Reconsideration, ANPD Upholds the Suspension After notification of the July 2 Order, Meta filed for reconsideration to (ii) fully lift the suspension or, in the alternative, (ii) get a deadline extension to certify the suspension of the processing of personal data for AI training in Brazil. In response to the request to lift the […]

[…] human involvement, which will help avoid the “doom loops:” In addition to the transparency requirements discussed above, the law provides a second requirement focused on human-in-the-loop approaches.  Interested in getting a full analysis of AB 3030? Become an FPF member to access the complete analysis and breakdown of California AB 3030 in the member portal.

[…] interpretation of the GDPR by national DPAs remains fragmented as DPAs continue to adopt diverging interpretations of key data protection concepts, creating legal uncertainty and disrupting the free movement of personal data. Some of the specific issues raised by stakeholders include different views on the appropriate legal basis for processing personal data, diverging opinions […]

[…] iOS device, will soon have the ability to hand their phone to someone else and be assured that sensitive data and applications will remain protected. Passkeys will get another opportunity to replace passwords as Apple will enable by default a new feature to automatically transition from passwords to passkeys on iOS and macOS. Finally, […]