Minding Mindful Machines: AI Agents and Data Protection Considerations
[…] a user’s web browser to take actions on their behalf. This could enable a wide range of useful or time-saving tasks, from making restaurant reservations and resolving customer service issues to coding complex systems. However, AI agents also raise greater and novel data protection risks related to the collection and processing of personal data. […]
How Encryption Helps Build a Safer Internet for Young People Globally Webinar
Please join us for the live webinar, How Encryption Helps Build 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 […]
5 Ways to Be a Top Dog in Data Privacy
[…] information. 2. Update your passwords and multi-factor authentication regularly Password re-use is one of the top ways that unwanted eyes can get into your accounts: once one service where you used a password is breached, criminals will likely try the same username and password combination on other services just to see if it works. […]
What to Expect in Global Privacy in 2025
[…] in relation to one’s own personal data are particularly fragile when it comes to non-users or bystanders whose data is collected through another person’s use of a service or device. This is one of the big issues that Lee Matheson, FPF Deputy Director for Global Privacy, sees as defining an enforcement push from Data […]
FPF’s Year in Review 2024
[…] and Security (BIS) and the United States Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in response to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain of connected vehicles. California Civil Rights Council in response to their proposed modifications to the state Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regarding automated-decision […]
Policy Analyst, Africa
[…] African country; At least 2 years of relevant work experience in an African country (e.g. practicing at a marquee law firm or in-house for a leading company, service in a governmental agency, or in public policy) on issues relating to privacy, data protection, and/or cybersecurity, with additional preference for experience working on issues related […]
History of the FPF Smart Places Initiative
[…] limit data retention, and honor consumer opt-out preferences submitted through a centralized opt-out system at smart-places.org. The program was designed to enable businesses to gather insights about customer traffic patterns and operational efficiency while respecting consumer privacy through transparency and choice. After ten years, the Future of Privacy Forum is retiring this program in […]
Five Big Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape in 2025
[…] the typical data minimization standard by placing new limits on the collection and use of data tied to the activities necessary to provide a specific product or service requested by a consumer. My colleague Jordan Francis has called the classic approach “procedural data minimization” and the Maryland approach “substantive data minimization.” While Maryland is […]
Fundamentals of Online Advertising
[…] ad tech sector. CLICK HERE TO WATCH FULL VIDEO MEET OUR TRAINING EXPERT Adam Towvim Partner Chameleon Collective Adam is a marketing leader with deep expertise in customer data analytics who has led growth strategies for companies like Salesforce, LiveRamp, Jumptap, and Waystar. As a strategic advisor, Adam’s focus areas include mobile/precise location and […]
FPF’s 2nd Annual Privacy Executives Summit
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