Protected: Protected: 13th Annual Advisory Board Meeting 2022
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W@Privacy Awards
Women@ Privacy Awards FPF is honored to host W@Privacy for its first edition of the W@Privacy Awards! As part of W@Privacy’s mission to enhance the visibility and empowerment of women privacy professionals, they’ll recognize and celebrate outstanding women in the privacy field from various categories. The awards categories are: The winners will be announced during an awards […]
Five Burning Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape in 2022
Entering 2022, the United States remains one of the only major economic powers that lacks a comprehensive, national framework governing the collection and use of consumer data throughout the economy. An ongoing impasse in federal efforts to advance privacy legislation has created a vacuum that state lawmakers, seeking to secure privacy rights and protections for […]
Privacy Trends: Four State Bills to Watch that Diverge from California and Washington Models
During 2021, state lawmakers have proposed a range of models to regulate consumer privacy and data protection. As the first state to pass consumer privacy legislation in 2018, California established a highly influential model with the California Consumer Privacy Act. In the years since, other states have introduced dozens of nearly identical CCPA-like state bills. […]
Supporters
Who Supports FPF’s Work? FPF brings together a range of voices from industry, academia, and civil society to support collaboration and ensure the diversity of ideas necessary to advance principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. We value the guidance and contributions of many supporters and stakeholders. We believe varied perspectives contribute to a […]
AI and Machine Learning: Leading Academic Publications
Leading academics around the world are focused on the ethical, theoretical, and practical challenges that AI and ML pose – whether in commercial, social, or legal settings – and considering everything from biased algorithms to robot rights. Here is a collectionof many of the leading papers with summaries of their themes * Organized by date […]
California’s SB 980 Would Codify Strong Protections for Genetic Data
Author: John Verdi (Vice President of Policy) This week, SB 980 (the “Genetic Information Privacy Act”) passed the California State Assembly and State Senate, with near unanimous support (54-10 and 39-0). If signed by the Governor before the Sept. 30 deadline, the law would become the first comprehensive genetic privacy law in the United States, […]
Advisory Board
Members of the FPF Advisory Board provide input in support of transparency, user control, and the advancement of responsible data practices. By serving as advisors they are not responsible for the content of the website, nor do they necessarily endorse the positions taken by FPF. Advisors serve in a personal capacity and their affiliation does […]
California SB 980 Would Codify Many of FPF’s Best Practices for Consumer Genetic Testing Services, but Key Differences Remain
Authors: John Verdi (Vice President of Policy) and Katelyn Ringrose (Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow) In July 2018, the Future of Privacy Forum released Privacy Best Practices for Consumer Genetic Testing Services. FPF developed the Best Practices following consultation with technical experts, regulators, leading consumer genetic and personal genomic testing companies, and civil society. The […]
Strong Data Encryption Protects Everyone: FPF Infographic Details Encryption Benefits for Individuals, Enterprises, and Government Officials
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum released a new tool: the interactive visual guide “Strong Data Encryption Protects Everyone.” The infographic illustrates how strong encryption protects individuals, enterprises, and the government. FPF’s guide also highlights key risks that arise when encryption safeguards are undermined – risks that can expose sensitive health and financial records, undermine the […]