Why data protection legislation offers a powerful tool for regulating AI
For some, it may have come as a surprise that the first existential legal challenges large language models (LLMs) faced after their market launch were under data protection law, a legal field that looks arcane in the eyes of those enthralled by novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) law, or AI ethics and governance principles. But data protection law […]
FPF Submits Letter to New York Governor Hochul on S929, the “New York Health Information Privacy Act”
The New York legislature passed S929, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), on January 22. This bill has similar scope and scale as Washington State’s landmark My Health My Data Act (MHMD), with some key differences. The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted a letter to Governor Hochul’s office, highlighting certain ambiguities in […]
State AI Legislation: Key Bills & Trends
Hundreds of state AI bills have been introduced, but which are the ones to follow? How do the leading bills differ and what are the key areas of debate? How are state legislators thinking about U.S. AI leadership and how do they want to advance both benefits and safeguards? What role does FPF’s Multistate AI […]
Minding Mindful Machines: AI Agents and Data Protection Considerations
Thank you for the contributions of Rob van Eijk, Marlene Smith, and Katy Wills We are now in 2025, the year of AI agents. In the last few weeks, leading large language model (LLM) developers (including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic) have released early versions of technologies described as “AI agents.” Unlike earlier automated systems and even […]
This year’s Winning Privacy Papers to be Honored at the Future of Privacy Forum’s 15th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Event
The Future of Privacy Forum’s 15th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award Recognizes Influential Privacy Research February 3, 2025 — Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) — a global non-profit focused on data protection headquartered in Washington, D.C. — announced the winners of its 15th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Awards. The PPPM […]
Redline Comparison of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule Review
On January 18, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its review of the COPPA Rule. Following the FTC’s notice of proposed rulemaking issued in January 2024, this announcement is the latest in a multi-year review of the COPPA Rule, which was last updated in 2013 and which the FTC began reviewing potential updates to […]
Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025
FPF has put together a list of Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025 that reflects on new perspectives on the work that privacy teams do at their organizations. We hope there is something here that’s useful where you work, and we’d love to hear other ideas and feedback. Privacy Investments for Your […]
CEO Jules Polonetsky: 2025 May be the Year of AI Legislation: Will We See Consensus Rules or a Patchwork?
In 2024, lawmakers across the United States introduced more than 700 AI-related bills, and 2025 is off to an even quicker start, with more than 40 proposals on dockets in the first days of the new year. In Washington D.C., a post-election reshuffle presents unique opportunities to address AI issues on a national level, with […]