The Hannah Schaller Memorial Internship by ZwillGen
The Hannah Schaller Memorial Internship by ZwillGen, announced June 11, is a new internship available Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 in the FPF Washington, D.C. office. The internship honors Hannah Schaller, who started her privacy career as a policy intern in the FPF D.C. Office. The internship will provide law students with hands-on experience at […]
10. Navigating the Evolving Ad Tech Landscape Brief Sheet
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. Navigating the Evolving Ad Tech Landscape Discussion Leads: Doug Miller and Rob van Eijk SESSION DESCRIPTION Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act embraces substantive data minimization rules and takes effect this October. It joins laws like Washington’s My Health My Data (MHMD) law and […]
9. Age Assurance Requirements and Emerging Best Practices 2025 Annual Meeting Brief Sheet
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. Age Assurance Requirements and Emerging Best Practices Discussion Leads: Jim Siegl and Daniel Hales SESSION DESCRIPTION As companies face increasing pressure to implement age assurance measures, debates continue over privacy risks, effectiveness, and regulatory challenges. Beyond legal mandates, there may be policy questions […]
6. Federal & State AI Leg. and Reg
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. 5–8 KEY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Colorado AI Act: Exploring the business implications and questions regarding the latest version of the Colorado AI Act * (pending passage) , focusing on its narrowed scope and obligations, as well as broadened transparency requirements. 2. Trends Regarding […]
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 […]