This Year’s Must-Read Privacy Papers to be Honored at Capitol Hill Event
The Future of Privacy Forum’s 13th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award Recognizes Influential Privacy Research Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) — a global non-profit focused on data protection headquartered in Washington, D.C. — announced the winners of its 13th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Awards. The PPPM Awards recognize leading privacy […]
13th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers
FPF is excited to announce the 13th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers winners and in-person award ceremony! The award recognizes leading privacy scholarship that is relevant to policymakers in the U.S. Congress, at U.S. federal agencies, and international data protection authorities.
Privacy & Pandemics: Corporate Data Sharing Workshop
Privacy and civil liberties are increasingly a point of inflection as efforts to collect and use population data to contain, mitigate and fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus are launched. FPF’s invite-only informal Privacy Pandemic: Corporate Data Sharing Workshop will address issues arising out of the quest to preserve our civil liberties and democratic […]
Book Talk – The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age
Please join us for a Book Talk with Danielle Keats Citron as she talks about her new book THE FIGHT FOR PRIVACY: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age. September 20 at 6:00pm – 7:30pm ET.Lobby-level Lounge at FPF Offices: 1350 I St. NW Washington DC 20005 Light refreshments and drinks provided. In her book , […]
Protected: 13th Annual Advisory Board Meeting 2022
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Privacy Book Club: The Twenty-Six Words that Created the Internet
As requested by a number of readers, we discussed The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet by Jeff Kosseff. The author joined our discussion.
The State of Play – Issue Brief: COPPA 101
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), enacted by Congress in 1998, aims to give parents more control over the information collected about their children online. The law requires operators of games, websites, apps, and other online services catered to users under the age of 13 to obtain permission from a child’s parent before collecting information about […]
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 […]
The State of Play: Verifiable Parental Consent and COPPA
Executive Summary Today, many children’s favorite playgrounds are found online. And verifiable parental consent, or VPC, is the digital version of giving a child permission to play. The challenges and opportunities posed by VPC have never been more important. Young people are using online services more than ever. Parents are grappling with how to protect […]
Event Report: From “Consent-Centric” Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific
On September 16, the Asia-Pacific office of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) held its first event following its launch in August 2021. This event was hosted by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore during the very popular “Personal Data Protection week” (PDP Week 2021). The theme of the event was Exploring trends: […]