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[…] answered. In a similar vein, the FTC’s policy statement on native advertising explains that: an ad’s format is deceptive if it materially misleads consumers about the ad’s commercial nature, including through any implied or express representation that it comes from a party other than the sponsoring advertiser. If the source of advertising content is […]

[…] a Safer Internet for Young People Globally on Tuesday, February 11, from 10:00am – 11:30am ET to celebrate Safer Internet Day! Today’s young people have lived their entire lives in the age of the commercial internet, social media, electronic records, and internet-connected devices. Encryption is the first, best protection to ensure that personal communications, transactions, and devices are safe and secure. […]

[…] respond to privacy challenges both online and offline. The contemporary question is whether the FTC can draw on this same authority to curtail the data-driven harms of commercial surveillance or emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. This Essay contends that the legal answer is yes and argues that the key determinants of whether an agency […]

FPF has put together a list of Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025 that reflects on new perspectives on the work that privacy teams do at their organizations. We hope there is something here that’s useful where you work, and we’d love to hear other ideas and feedback. Privacy Investments for Your […]

With contributions from Judy Wang, Communications Intern 2024 was a landmark year for the Future of Privacy Forum, as we continued to grow our privacy leadership through research and analysis, domestic and global meetings, expert testimony, and more – all while commemorating our 15th anniversary.  Expanding our AI Footprint  While 2023 was the year of […]

[…] of the Australian Privacy Commissioner (OAIC) released two sets of guidelines (collectively, “Guidelines”), one for developing and training generative AI systems and the other one for deploying commercially available “AI products”. This marks a shift in OAIC’s regulatory approach from enforcement-focused oversight to proactive guidance.  The Guidelines establish rigorous requirements under the Privacy Act […]

[…] various priorities of the Trump agenda. Concerns about the incoming administration’s approach to issues like immigration, law enforcement, and health care may be a motivating factor for commercial privacy legislation in Democrat-controlled states. For example, in a potential sign of things to come, Democratic Senators in Michigan rapidly sought to establish new protections for […]

[…] it was passed, the extent to which it remains effective today, and the lessons it may hold for our modern debates in the United States about both commercial and government uses of AI. We will be joined by guest experts: Pam Dixon, Founder and Executive Director of the World Privacy Forum and Delegate for […]