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On January 27, 2021, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) hosted a panel at the 14th Annual International Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection Conference (CPDP2021). The theme for this year’s online conference was “Enforcing Rights in a Changing World.” Rob van Eijk, FPF Managing Director for Europe, moderated the panel “Technical Standards Bringing […]

On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, FPF hosted a Digital Data Flows Masterclass on Machine Learning and Speech. The masterclass on Machine Learning and Speech is the first masterclass of a new series after completing the VUB-FPF Digital Data Flows Masterclass series with eight topics. Professor Marine Carpuat (Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Maryland) starts […]

The July 16, 2020 Schrems II decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the US/EU Privacy Shield framework is an insufficient mechanism for cross-border data transfers. How big of a deal is that? Just prior to the Schrems II decision, FPF conducted a study of the companies enrolled in the US/EU Privacy Shield program and […]

Authors: Caroline Hopland, Hunter Dorwart and Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna The Singapore Parliament passed amendments to its Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA) on November 2, 2020, making it the first comprehensive review and change of this law since its enactment in 2012, as it was announced by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the Personal Data Protection Commission (Commission) in […]

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 […]

We’re talking to FPF senior policy experts about their work on important privacy issues. Today, Rob van Eijk, FPF’s Managing Director for Europe, is sharing his perspective on FPF’s EU work, differences between U.S. and EU privacy frameworks, and more. Prior to serving in his position as Managing Director for Europe at FPF, Rob worked at […]

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 […]

Co-Authored by: Drew Medway & Jeremy Greenberg European Companies’ Participation in Privacy Shield Up Nearly 30% from the Past Year. EU-US Privacy Shield Remains Essential to Leading European Companies. From Major Employers such as Logitech and Siemens to Leading Technology Firms like Telefónica and SAP, European Companies Depend on the EU-US Agreement. The Privacy Shield […]

Notes from FPF In this edition of the “Privacy Scholarship Reporter”, we build on the general knowledge from the first two and then explore some of the technical research being conducted to achieve ethical and privacy goals.  “Is it possible to preserve privacy in the age of AI?”, is a provocative question asked by academic […]

Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) generate significant value when used responsibly – and are the subject of growing investment for exactly these reasons. But AI/ML can also amplify organizations’ exposure to potential vulnerabilities, ranging from fairness and security issues to regulatory fines and reputational harm.