Workshop Report: Privacy & Pandemics – Responsible Use of Data During Times of Crisis
In October 2020, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) convened a virtual workshop entitled “Privacy and Pandemics: Responsible Uses of Technology and Health Data During Times of Crisis” with invited computer science, privacy law, public policy, social science, and health information experts from around the world to examine benefits, risks, and strategies for the collection […]
U.S. Policy Internships (Spring, Summer, and Fall)
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 of emerging technologies. FPF brings together industry, academics, consumer advocates, and other thought leaders to explore the challenges posed by technological innovation and develop privacy protections, ethical norms and […]
Communications Director
General Overview: FPF’s Communications Director is responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive communications program that will ensure FPF’s work reaches a broad audience, enhance FPF’s position and visibility across a wide variety of stakeholders including its members and supporters, policymakers, funding community and general public, and provide value to FPF’s members and supporters. This is […]
Membership Manager
Reports toMembership Services Director General OverviewThe Membership Manager is the primary handler of the business relationship between FPF and its commercial financial supporters, as well as providing support to other FPF and affiliate Advisory Board members. Expected to develop personalized knowledge of member and prospective member companies’ activities and engagement with FPF and affiliates, interact […]
Seven Questions to Ask if You Have XR on Your Holiday Wish List
The holidays are right around the corner, and with so many of us sheltering in place in response to COVID-19, some are looking for an escape from the same four walls. Enter XR to help virtually transport us to new worlds, immersive games, and social interactions. XR, or extended reality, is an umbrella term for […]
The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence – An Infographic Tool
UPDATED August 3, 2021 and June 2023. FPF released the white paper, The Spectrum of AI: Companion to the FPF AI Infographic, to provide additional detail and analysis for use of this Infographic tool as an educational resources for policymakers or regulators. FPF has just completed its newest infographic educational tool, The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence. […]
FPF and LGBT Tech Host Discussion in Honor of Human Rights Day
Yesterday, in honor of International Human Rights Day, a time when individuals and organizations around the world celebrate the 1948 ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, FPF and LGBT Tech hosted a discussion exploring the “LGBTQ+ Right to Privacy.” The conversation featured tech privacy and policy experts from both FPF and LGBT Tech, including: Christopher Wood, Executive […]
California’s Prop 24, the “California Privacy Rights Act,” Passed. What’s Next?
Authors: Stacey Gray, Senior Counsel, Katelyn Ringrose, Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow at FPF, Polly Sanderson, Policy Counsel, and Veronica Alix, FPF Legal Intern Despite a day of election uncertainty, November 3, 2020 produced an important moment for privacy legislation: California voters approved Proposition 24 (the California Privacy Rights Act) (CPRA) (full text here). Garnering 56.1% of the vote so far, […]
21st Century Cures Act Final Rule: Key Health Data Privacy Considerations
On the eve of a key compliance date, the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) extended deadlines for entities working in health information technology to comply with a new federal rule intended to “promote health care choice and competition across the United States” and “advance interoperability and support the access, exchange, and […]
Event Recap: Panel at the Annual Privacy Forum 2020
Authors: Hunter Dorwart and Rob van Eijk To track and to get tracked: new innovative methods and advancements On September 30, 2020, the Future of Privacy Forum participated in a panel at the Annual Privacy Forum 2020 (APF-2020). The event is organized annually by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the Directorate-General for Communications […]