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Brazil’s ANPD Preliminary Study on Generative AI highlights the dual nature of data protection law: balancing rights with technological innovation
[…] (“CGTP”) released the preliminary study Inteligência Artificial Generativa (“Preliminary Study on GenAI”, in Portuguese) as part of its Technological Radar series, on November 29, 2024.1 A short English version of the study was also released by the agency in December 2024. This analysis provides information for developers, processing agents, and data subjects on the […]

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: […]

Lessons Learned from FPF “Deploying AI Systems” Workshop
[…] place at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Workshop participants included students and privacy lawyers from firms, companies, data protection authorities, and regulatory agencies around the world. Pictured left to right: Daniel Berrick, Anne Bradley, Bret Cohen, Brenda Leong, and Amber Ezzell The two-part workshop explored the emerging U.S. and global legal requirements […]

Amendments to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act Bring Big Changes to Big Sky Country
On May 8, Montana Governor Gianforte signed SB 297, amending the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). This amendment was sponsored by Senator Zolnikov, who also championed the underlying law’s enactment in 2023. Much has changed in the state privacy law landscape since the MCDPA was first enacted, and SB 297 incorporates elements of further […]

The Curse of Dimensionality: De-identification Challenges in the Sharing of Highly Dimensional Datasets
[…] the locations of two users might be swapped. This preserves the marginal distributions (overall counts for each location) but introduces inaccuracies at the individual record level, potentially breaking links between attributes within a record. Hashing: One-way cryptographic functions are applied to identifiers, transforming them into fixed-size hash values. While seemingly secure because hashes are […]

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South Korea’s New AI Framework Act: A Balancing Act Between Innovation and Regulation
[…] exploring other legal reforms to its data protection law to facilitate the development of AI. According to PIPC Chairman Haksoo Ko’s recent interview with a global regulatory news outlet, these reforms could potentially include reforming the “legitimate interests” basis for processing personal information under the PIPA. South Korea’s Minister for Science and ICT Yoo […]

FPF Privacy Papers for Policymakers: A Celebration of Impactful Privacy Research and Scholarship
[…] to policymakers worldwide. He noted that the PPPM event has, for 15 years, successfully brought together scholars, regulators, and industry leaders to discuss privacy research with real- world implications. Daniel Hales Lee Matheson, FPF Deputy Director for Global Privacy, opened the discussion by introducing Professor Mark Jia (Georgetown University Law Center), who explored the […]

Singapore Management University and Future of Privacy Forum Form Partnership to Advance Expertise in Digital Law and Data Governance in Asia-Pacific
[…] while also expanding stakeholder networks across academia, industry, and government. SMU’s Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL), ranked among the top 100 globally in the QS World University Rankings, is home to the Centre for Digital Law (CDL), which aims to become Asia’s premier law and technology research hub by integrating expertise from […]

Geopolitical fragmentation, the AI race, and global data flows: the new reality
Most countries in the world have data protection or privacy laws and there is growing cross-border enforcement cooperation between data protection authorities, which might lead one to believe that the protection of global data flows and transfers is steadily advancing. However, instability and risks arising from wars, trade disputes, and the weakening of the […]