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Ahh, summer. A time for hot dogs, swimming pools, and software developer conferences. For third-party application developers to deliver new tools with the best features for the lucrative fall quarter, they must have access to all the APIs and tools by the summer before. This has meant that early summer has become known as a […]

On July 18, the Future of Privacy Forum submitted comments to the California Civil Rights Council (Council) in response to their proposed modifications to the state Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regarding automated-decision systems (ADS). As one of the first state agencies in the U.S. to advance modernized employment regulations to account for automated-decision […]

The Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) abandoned rulemaking presented an opportunity to better protect the integrity of elections and campaigns, as well as to preserve and increase public trust in the growing use of AI by candidates and in campaigns. When generative AI is used carefully and responsibly, it can reach different segments of the population […]

Consumer Health Privacy Notices by the Numbers MHMDA and NV SB370 require entities to maintain a privacy policy for health data. Organizations may be subject to either or both of these requirements, as well as related mandates found in other U.S. privacy laws. FPF has surveyed 185 company websites across various industries and sectors, focusing […]

FPF is pleased to submit comments to the California Civil Rights Council regarding their Proposed Modifications to the Employment Regulations Regarding Automated-Decision Systems. By modernizing the state’s current employment regulations, the California Civil Rights Council has an important opportunity to influence how existing civil rights laws will apply to emerging technologies like AI. Ideally, these […]

Co-authored by Nick Alereza, FPF Policy Intern and student Boston University School of Law. With contributions from Jordan Francis. On July 30, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) by a vote of 91-3. KOSPA is a legislative package that includes two bills that gained significant traction in the […]

The EU AI Act is expected to play a crucial role in global development of AI Governance frameworks. We are continually updating a timeline and a list of FPF Resources dedicated to the EU AI Act, as well as to its relationship to the EU GDPR and other privacy and data protection law.

Recent years have seen an increasing deployment of onboard video-based safety systems in vehicles. While video technologies have been seen already in passenger vehicles, these systems have been even more prominent in the commercial fleet industry (e.g., trucking, delivery, and rental vehicles). Fleet operators have substantial regulatory, financial, and other incentives to implement safety programs, […]

VIDEO-BASED VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS: Lessons Learned from Commercial Fleets J U LY 2 0 2 4 FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM | J U LY 2 0 2 4 1 The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support […]

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) launched its Research Coordination Network (RCN) for Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing and Analytics on Tuesday, July 9th. Industry experts, policymakers, civil society, and academics met to discuss the possibilities afforded by Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs), the inherent regulatory challenges, and how PETs interact with rapidly developing AI systems. FPF experts […]