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[…] data. We also discussed evaluating research projects in light of public interest expectations. There was widespread agreement that data sharing is vital for various reasons, such as promoting the next generation of scientific breakthroughs and holding companies publicly accountable. On the other hand, there was disagreement on ensuring that data is available for research […]

Today, Future of Privacy Forum Senior Counsel Stacey Gray testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth regarding consumer privacy in the technology sector. Stacey’s testimony explains that the term “data brokers” typically encompasses a wide variety of companies and business practices that use personal information for different […]

[…] framework for data transfers to replace the EU-US Privacy Shield, invalidated by the CJEU in July 2020.   In fact, according to Gencarelli, “Latin America and Asia-Pacific are today the real laboratories for new data protection rules, initiatives and solutions. This brings new opportunities to facilitate data flows with these regions, but also between those […]

[…] on context and reasonable use. Ensure opportunities for socially beneficial commercial research using sensitive personal information. Clarify the role of global opt-out signals in the context of today’s labyrinth of existing permission frameworks, including in authenticated and non-authenticated platforms. Establish an open process for authoritative approval of new global opt-out signals that meet the […]

[…] protection and privacy laws in some jurisdictions where they have been announced as “imminent” for several years. Passing a data protection law is not easy, even less today than in the past. A major challenge in Asia is how to articulate data protection laws with the “geopolitically loaded” concept of “data sovereignty” – a […]

[…] important privacy and governance implications. We have been actively working in this area since 2015, and continue to engage with various interested organizations around the challenges in today’s digital environment.  With respect to the sharing of data itself, FPF is focused on finding ways to incorporate proportionate precautions so that any sharing activities adequately […]

[…] AI systems, will likely require high levels of transparency, even for applications outside of financial services. Some AI system decisions may be sufficiently interpretable to nontechnical stakeholders today, like the written adverse action notices mentioned above, in which reasons for certain decisions are spelled out in plain English to consumers. But oftentimes the more […]

[…] in their view it was more pressing to make consent meaningful or to build alternative models for fair data processing, as consent might have become redundant in today’s context, at the speed at which data is being used. 3.1 Are current online consent-seeking practices fair? Anna Johnston kicked off by supporting a burden shift, […]

[…] it is personal neurodata.  BCI devices can be either invasive or non-invasive. Invasive BCIs are installed directly into—or on top of—the wearer’s brain through a surgical procedure. Today, invasive BCIs are mainly used in the health context. Non-invasive BCIs rely on external electrodes and other sensors or equipment connected to the external surface of […]

[…] the user’s consent has long been considered the basis of any regulatory and compliance approach to data protection,” said new Manager of Asia-Pacific, Dr. Clarisse Girot. “ Today, this approach has been called into question, and an increasing number of regulators and privacy professionals are promoting accountability over a consent-centric approach to data protection. […]