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[…] us as we discuss the current environment and help us map unanswered questions and areas of concern. 5–8 KEY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Regulators world-wide are erecting barriers to free data flows based on data privacy, national security/law enforcement and economic sovereignty. These rules impact how companies structure cloud infrastructure and vendor contracts, conduct cybersecurity monitoring […]

[…] laws with duties of care to avoid heightened risk of harm. That’ s a model adopted in Connecticut, Colorado, and now Montana. There’ s the Age-Appropriate Design Code model under consideration in several states and enacted in California and Maryland. There is also significant ongoing litigation over age verification requirements, resulting in injunctions across […]

[…] Article 1 of the LGPD identifies the objective of the law as ensuring the processing of personal data protects the fundamental rights of freedom, privacy, and the free development of personality.3 At the same time, Article 2 of the LGPD recognizes data protection is “grounded” on economic and technological development and innovation.  The study […]

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: crafting a design […]

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 […]

WORKING GROUPS FPF Working Groups bring industry leaders together with FPF staff and experts to develop best practices, share insights, and promote pragmatic public policy solutions. Working Group members receive regular written updates on privacy developments in their field. FPF members can access these working groups via the FPF Portal communities. For those without […]

[…] alignment between data protection regulators, with the G7 Data Protection Authorities and Privacy Commissioners’ Summit in Tokyo. This resulted in a communiqué outlining their focus on Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT), emerging technologies, and enforcement cooperation. FPF’s Global team circled the globe, hosting and speaking at leading events this year, including the Global […]

[…] Benifei (Member of European Parliament, co-Rapporteur of the AI Act), John Edwards (Information Commissioner, U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office), and Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider (Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Germany), on Cross-regulatory Cooperation Between Digital Regulators.  Their panel began by painting a detailed portrait of how the proliferation of digital regulations has created […]

[…] impact on, a minor; (b) financial, physical, or reputational injury; (c) unauthorized disclosure of personal data as a result of a security breach (as described in Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-1704); or (d) intrusion upon the solitude or seclusion or private affairs or concerns of a minor, whether physical or otherwise, that would be offensive […]

[…] contract performance, bringing Indonesia closer to global privacy frameworks. In November 2023, the Philippines‘ National Privacy Commission issued a Circular on Consent, clarifying valid consent standards and promoting transparency. The guidance aims to reduce consent fatigue by encouraging layered, contextual consent interfaces and outlines when consent may not be strictly necessary. South Korea amended […]