Are we there yet? The long road to nowhere: The demise of India’s draft data protection bill
In August 2022, the Government of India withdrew the country’s draft Personal Data Protection Bill from the Parliament’s consideration. This was a surprise move, coming after more than four years of consultations, as well as several statements from top officials that its passage was imminent and that there were no plans to scrap the Bill […]
Judge declares Buenos Aires’ Fugitive Facial Recognition System Unconstitutional
On September 7, a trial judge declared the implementation of the Fugitive Facial Recognition System (SRFP, for its name in Spanish) by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires unconstitutional. The decision set an important precedent for risks associated with privacy and intimacy in public spaces in the context of public surveillance for law […]
What Happened to the Risk-Based Approach to Data Transfers?
The following is a guest post to the FPF blog from Lokke Moerel, Professor of Global ICT Law at Tilburg University and a Dutch Cyber Security Council member. This blog is a summary of a longer academic paper which can be downloaded here. The guest blog reflects the opinion of the author only. Guest blog posts […]
New Report on Limits of “Consent” in Japan’s Data Protection Law
Introduction Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the fourteenth and final report in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of […]
Looking Back to Forge Ahead: Challenges of Developing an “African Conception” of Privacy
In this post for the FPF Blog, Mercy King’ori explores the cultural and societal underpinnings of “privacy” in Africa, looking throughout history, from pre-colonial times, and beyond the modern external influences on the legislative processes resulting in general data protection laws across the continent. The first essential point to start off from is understanding that […]
New Report on Limits of “Consent” in Macau’s Data Protection Law
Introduction Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the twelfth in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” and alternatives […]
New Report on Limits of “Consent” in India’s Data Protection Law
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the eleventh in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” and alternatives […]
New Report on Limits of “Consent” in Thailand’s Data Protection Law
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the tenth in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” and alternatives […]
FPF at CPDP LatAm 2022: Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Latin America
This summer the first-ever in-person Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference – Latin America (CPDP LatAm) took place in Rio de Janeiro on July 12 and 13. The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) was present at the event, titled Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Latin America, participating in two panels and submitting a paper […]
New Report on Limits of “Consent” in Vietnam’s Data Protection Law
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the ninth in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” and alternatives […]