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[…] or authenticate sensitive documents. Encryption applies a mathematical formula, which obfuscates plaintext information and transforms the plaintext into unreadable ciphertext. Each use of encryption generates a long number that is the mathematical solution to the formula and can unscramble the protected sensitive information. If a private key is not kept secret, anyone with the […]

[…] screenshots of a user’s browser window in order to populate a virtual shopping cart, from which intimate details about a person’s life could be inferred. As the number of individuals using AI agents and its use cases grow, so too could AI agents’ access to personal data. For example, AI agents may collect many […]

Please join us for the live webinar, How Encryption Helps Build a Safer Internet for Young People Globally on Tuesday, February 11, from 10:00am – 11:30am ET to celebrate Safer Internet Day! Today’s young people have lived their entire lives in the age of the commercial internet, social media, electronic records, and internet-connected devices. Encryption is the first, best protection to ensure that […]

[…] is a leading autocracy and the architect of a massive surveillance state. But China is also a major player in data protection, having enacted and enforced a number of laws on information privacy. To explain how this came to be, the Article first discusses several top-down objectives often said to motivate China’s privacy laws: […]

[…] provide access to your account without an extra step, typically the connection of a device like a yubikey or submission of a numeric code sent to a phone number, e-mail address, or authentication application on your phone. While some forms of multi-factor authentication may be more protective and more resilient than others, any choice […]

[…] new EU acts regulating the digital space, including the EU AI Act. “DPAs will be increasingly called to step up and drive enforcement actions on a broad number of issues also falling under other EU regulatory acts, but which involve the processing of personal data and the GDPR,” says Andreea Serban, FPF Policy Analyst […]

[…] again in response to the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on technologies that can alert consumers that they may be interacting with an AI-generated call based on real-time phone call content analysis. New York State Senate to inform forthcoming rulemaking for the implementation of a pair of bills aimed at creating heightened protections for children […]

[…] settlements with Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla.  However, privacy legislation constraining the activities of data brokers could be set for a comeback in 2025 and lawmakers have a number of options they could pursue. In November, a coalition of data brokers decisively lost a bid to strike down New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which empowers certain […]

[…] conversations with a range of stakeholders, can serve as a resource for those evaluating how to deploy emerging technologies responsibly.”  Though recent years have witnessed a growing number of laws and resources on AI governance, many organizations remain uncertain about what AI impact assessments entail or which framework to use. In light of this […]