5. Enforcement of Privacy Laws Brief Sheet
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. Enforcement of Privacy Laws: Trends and Takeaways Discussion Leads: Jameson Spivack and Bailey Sanchez SESSION DESCRIPTION With lingering uncertainty about federal regulators’ priorities in the new administration, agencies such as the FTC are likely to take a different enforcement approach than the Commission […]
4. Sovereignty, Localization, and Related Challenges to Effective Cybersecurity Brief Sheet
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. Sovereignty, Localization, and Related Challenges to Effective Cybersecurity Discussion Leads: John Verdi and Jocelyn Aqua SESSION DESCRIPTION An increasing number of regulations seek to restrict or limit organizations’ ability to process data in certain countries or outside of specific jurisdictions. These restrictions are […]
3.Global AI Leg. Brief Sheet
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. Global AI Legislation Discussion Leads: Lee Matheson and Josh Lee Kok Thong SESSION DESCRIPTION Principles, practices, then passed laws – the world is seeing a shift in the global AI regulatory conversation as legislators begin to draft, enact, and implement omnibus AI laws. […]
Brazil’s ANPD Preliminary Study on Generative AI highlights the dual nature of data protection law: balancing rights with technological innovation
Brazil’s Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (“ANPD”) Technology and Research Unit (“CGTP”) released the preliminary study Inteligência Artificial Generativa (“Preliminary Study on GenAI”, in Portuguese) as part of its Technological Radar series, on November 29, 2024. A short English version of the study was also released by the agency in December 2024. This analysis […]
Cross-Border Data Flows in Africa: Examining Policy Approaches and Pathways to Regulatory Interoperability
Cross-border data flows are critical to Africa’s digital economy, enabling trade, innovation, and access to continental and global markets. As the drive towards data-driven technologies among businesses and governments grows, the ability to transfer personal data across borders efficiently and securely has become a key policy concern on the continent, a position echoed by the […]
FPF Testimony Before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions
Today, FPF Senior Fellow Zoe Strickland testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, providing expert insight about data privacy in the financial system, focusing specifically on rulemaking under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. With over 25 years of experience as a global chief privacy officer at Fortune 20 […]
Framework for the Future- Reviewing Data Privacy in Today’s Financial System
Written Testimony of Zoe Strickland Senior Fellow, Future of Privacy Forum Before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions “Framework for the Future: Reviewing Data Privacy in Today’s Financial System” June 5, 2025 On behalf of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), I thank you for the opportunity to testify about […]
FPF Unveils Paper on State Data Minimization Trends
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) published a new paper—Data Minimization’s Substantive Turn: Key Questions & Operational Challenges Posed by New State Privacy Legislation. Data minimization is a bedrock principle of privacy and data protection law, with origins in the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) and the Privacy Act of 1974. At a high […]
FPF Unveils Paper on State Data Minimization Trends
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) published a new paper—Data Minimization’s Substantive Turn: Key Questions & Operational Challenges Posed by New State Privacy Legislation. Data minimization is a bedrock principle of privacy and data protection law, with origins in the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) and the Privacy Act of 1974. At a high […]
Vermont and Nebraska: Diverging Experiments in State Age-Appropriate Design Codes
In May 2025, Nebraska and Vermont passed Age-Appropriate Design Code Acts (AADCs), continuing the bipartisan trend of states advancing protections for youth online. While these new bills arrived within the same week and share both a common name and general purpose, their scope, applicability, and substance take two very different approaches to a common goal: crafting a design code […]