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[…] fo r Bro ad Sta te Priv a cy La w s As of Ju ly 10 , 20 25 N ote : La w s are org an iz e d ch ro no lo g ic a lly by eff ectiv e date s, no t by sta te (h e nce […]

[…] narrowly on specific types of health data individually or in tandem with AI or other technologies. For example, mental health chatbots (Utah HB452), reproductive health data ( Virginia SB754), or AI disclosures in clinical settings (California AB3030). Other bills and laws have broad definitions that include location, movement, and voice data, all common types […]

Cross-border data flows are critical to Africa’s digital economy, enabling trade, innovation, and access to continental and global markets. As the drive towards data-driven technologies among businesses and governments grows, the ability to transfer personal data across borders efficiently and securely has become a key policy concern on the continent, a position echoed by […]

The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Yeong Zee Kin, the Chief Executive of the Singapore Academy of Law and FPF Senior Fellow. The guest blog reflects the opinion of the author only. Guest blog posts do not necessarily reflect the views of FPF. The phenomenon of memorisation has fomented […]

[…] and innovative digital ecosystem. This post will unpack these landmark initiatives. First, we will examine the key amendments to Malaysia’s PDPA, focusing on the new obligations for businesses and how they compare with the European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other regional laws. We will then delve into the National AI […]

[…] longstanding “soft law” approach to AI governance, relying on non-binding government guidelines (such as the 2022 “Governance Guidelines for the Implementation of AI Principles” and 2024 “AI Business Operator Guidelines”), multi-stakeholder cooperation, and the promotion of voluntary business initiatives over “hard law” regulation. The Act’s architecture therefore embodies the Japanese Government’s broader philosophy of […]

[…] A.  Expanded Applicability Some of the most significant changes these amendments make to the CTDPA are the adjustments to the law’s applicability thresholds, likely bringing many more businesses in scope of the law. Prior to SB 1295, controllers doing business in Connecticut were subject to the CTDPA if they controlled or processed the personal […]

FPF is pleased to welcome our colleague Bianca-Ioana Marcu to her new role as Managing Director of FPF Europe. With extensive experience in privacy and data protection, she takes on this responsibility at a pivotal moment for digital regulation in Europe. In this blog, we will explore her perspectives on the evolving privacy […]

[…] favorably reported the bill with two amendments – one from Senate Commerce Chairman Cruz and one from Senator Fetterman. Given that COPPA 2.0 amends an existing statute, FPF has created this comparison document which provides a redline between the COPPA statute as it currently stands, the amendments proposed by COPPA 2.0, and the newly […]

[…] State Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology, Jim Harper, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Shaundra Watson, Senior Director, Policy at the Business Software Alliance. The panelists explored states’ differing roles in regulating AI, from acting as a laboratory of democracy, as Wall argued, to upholding constitutional separation of […]