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[…] backgrounds may not have a personal computer or internet access outside of the school campus or sch ool-issued devices, leaving students without the ability to engage online free from their school’ s monitoring system. Educators report that while 71 percent of schools who use monitoring do so on scho ol-issued devices, only 16 percent […]

[…] 350 GB storage) against an AWS EC2 deployment (t3a.xlarge, on the order of 90–100 nodes) and an e-waste prototype (32 repurposed smartphones on a single tray). Benchmarking code is to be finalized in June 2026, with the California (UCSD) team running tasks in July.Part II (live deployment, Fall 2026)brings one tray to ICPSR’s Ann […]

[…] is to mandate the localization of data.  The intensification of geopolitical tensions has also changed the tone of trade discussions. Countries that were once strident advocates of free trade have, to varying degrees, introduced some form of data localization policies. One example of recent regulatory developments that limit transfers of personal data to specific […]

[…] discussions on the latest developments in data protection and use of data tech. Join FPF Managing Director of APAC, Josh Lee Kok Thong, Deputy Director for Asia-Pacific and China, Dominic Paulger, Policy Manager for India, Bilal Mohamed and many others during this exciting week! Take a look below to get more details on these events.

[…] Scott became the first governor to veto a comprehensive consumer privacy bill. That bill, H.121, was an omnibus privacy bill with comprehensive protections and an age-appropriate design code. Had that bill been enacted, the comprehensive privacy provisions would have been amongst some of the broadest and most stringent in the country. In particular, the […]

[…] Both New York and California have passed laws prohibiting online services from providing algorithmically curated feeds to minors without parental consent; South Carolina and Nebraska’s age-appropriate design code laws require services to offer an opt-out of personalized recommender systems. The full report, including an appendix tracking a sample of enacted and proposed youth online […]

[…] Camille Herring, Bailey Sanchez, Jim Siegl, Kelly Brandmeyer, and all other reviewers for their support on this report. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All FPF materials that are released publicly are free to share and adapt with appropriate attribution. Learn more at creativecommons.org . 3 Personalization and Youth Online: Assessing Benefits, Risks, and Safeguards | June 2026 TABLE […]

[…] watching: a study on government engagement with AI platforms, new federal AI testbeds and voluntary model testing, and disclosure requirements for AI-related mass layoffs. Study on Protecting Free Speech: The draft would direct the Secretary of Commerce to study how the government encourages or pressures AI companies on content moderation, information prioritization, and output […]

[…] CHALLENGES Discussion Leads: Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna + Josh Lee SESSION DESCRIPTION The regulatory landscape continues to evolve worldwide without a North Star. From the compliance clock ticking in India under the DPDPA and its Implementing Rules, to a new data protection law in Vietnam, an updated data protection law in South Korea, the reality of […]

[…] Asia, and the EU creating a kaleidoscope of policy and legal measures under this broad umbrella. At the same time, China is initiating a regional system for free data flows, and the US is insistently pushing the updated Global CBPR framework while limiting some transfers of sensitive data to adversary countries for national security […]