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Diverging fining policies of European DPAs: is there room for coherent enforcement of the GDPR?
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) puts forward a non-exhaustive list of criteria in Article 83 that Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) need to consider when deciding whether to impose administrative fines and in determining their amount in specific cases. Notoriously, the ceiling for administrative fines put forward by the GDPR is high […]
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FPF Weighs in on Automated Decisionmaking, Purpose Limitation, and Global Opt-Outs for California Stakeholder Sessions
This week, Future of Privacy Forum policy experts provided testimony in California public Stakeholder Sessions to provide independent policy recommendations for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). The Agency heard from a variety of speakers and members of the public, on a broad range of issues relevant to forthcoming rulemaking on the California Privacy Rights […]
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The ebb and flow of trans-Atlantic data transfers: It’s the geopolitics, stupid!*
The following is a guest post to the FPF blog from Lokke Moerel, Professor of Global ICT Law at Tilburg University and a Dutch Cyber Security Council member. Guest blog posts do not necessarily reflect the views of FPF. 1. Introduction There is a call for a rational debate on trans-Atlantic data transfers. Frustrations increase […]
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Privacy Harms, Global Privacy Regulation, and Algorithmic Decision Making are Major Topics During Privacy Papers for Policymakers Event
For the 12th year, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted its Privacy Papers for Policymakers event, honoring the 2021 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award winners. This year’s event featured an opening keynote by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and facilitated discussions between the winning authors – Daniel Solove, Ben Green, Woody Hartzog, Neil Richards, […]
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BCI Technical and Policy Recommendations to Mitigate Privacy Risks
This is the final post of a four-part series on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), providing an overview of the technology, use cases, privacy risks, and proposed recommendations for promoting privacy and mitigating risks associated with BCIs. Click here for FPF and IBM’s full report: Privacy and the Connected Mind. In case you missed them, read the […]
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CPRA Law + Tech Series: Understanding Data, Decisionmaking, and Design
What do privacy lawyers need to know about the technologies and data practices at the heart of emerging legislation? The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and other new state laws, will introduce a host of new compliance obligations for businesses subject to the laws. Privacy lawyers charged with operationalizing these requirements will need to understand […]
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5 Tips for Protecting Your Privacy Online
Today, almost everything we do online involves companies collecting personal information about us. Personal data is collected and regularly used for a number of reasons – like when you use social media accounts, when you shop online or redeem digital coupons at the store, or when you search the internet. Sometimes, information is collected about […]
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Five Burning Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape in 2022
Entering 2022, the United States remains one of the only major economic powers that lacks a comprehensive, national framework governing the collection and use of consumer data throughout the economy. An ongoing impasse in federal efforts to advance privacy legislation has created a vacuum that state lawmakers, seeking to secure privacy rights and protections for […]
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Addressing the Intersection of Civil Rights and Privacy: Federal Legislative Efforts
Last month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hosted virtual listening sessions on the intersection of data privacy, equity, and civil rights. Around the same time, the FTC announced that they will begin rulemaking on discriminatory practices in automated decision making, and currently, an influx of state legislation containing civil rights provisions have been […]
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12th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awardees Explore the Nature of Privacy Rights & Harms
The winners of the 12th annual Future of Privacy (FPF) Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award ask big questions about what should be the foundational elements of data privacy and protection and who will make key decisions about the application of privacy rights. Their scholarship will inform policy discussions around the world about privacy harms, corporate […]