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In 2024, health and wellness-focused companies are increasingly integrating AI to streamline their services–with the expansion of AI-enabled digital health, the universe of potential health inferences will also expand, triggering new concerns about patient and consumer privacy. At this intersection of reproductive health privacy and AI concerns, state legislators and federal regulators appear poised […]

[…] Jersey, only the Colorado Privacy Act’s implementing regulations required that DPAs occur prior to initiating processing. Following the NetChoice v. Bonta litigation, which saw California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act preliminarily enjoined, this requirement could raise First Amendment concerns if it is interpreted as a prior restraint on speech. 3. Thresholds for Applicability S332 is […]

[…] they need it for some obvious reason, like helping you with directions, showing your nearby friends, or perhaps a store location you’re looking for? If not, feel free to opt-out of location data. Be aware that location data is often used to personalize ads and recommendations based on locations you have recently visited. Allowing […]

[…] these winning papers were awarded based on the strength of their research and proposed policy solutions for policymakers and regulators in the U.S. and abroad. The Privacy Papers for Policymakers event will be held on February 27, 2024, in Washington, D.C., exact location to be announced. The event is free and open to the public.

[…] sometimes longer. According to the discussion paper, the FDA strives to “facilitate innovation while safeguarding public health” and plans to develop a “flexible risk-based regulatory framework that promotes innovation and protects patient safety.” Lesson 2: Different uses of data may implicate different regulatory structures While there can be uncertainty regarding whether particular data, such […]

[…] sometimes longer. According to the discussion paper, the FDA strives to “facilitate innovation while safeguarding public health” and plans to develop a “flexible risk-based regulatory framework that promotes innovation and protects patient safety.” Lesson 2: Different uses of data may implicate different regulatory structures While there can be uncertainty regarding whether particular data, such […]

[…] pass broad-based consumer health data privacy legislation. Earlier this month, our Director for U.S. Legislation Keir Lamont took a look ahead at the state privacy landscape in 2024. For the 13th year, FPF recognized leading privacy research and analytical work with the Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award held on Capitol Hill. The winners spoke […]

[…] e-Safety Commissioner Several participants found deficits in the length and scope of the public consultation available throughout the process Participants identified several potential benefits of an industry code beyond its intended scope Participants broadly opposed any approach that would require otherwise encrypted messaging services to utilize content hashing and/or client-side scanning  Many participants discussed […]

[…] the year that the public first experiences widespread enforcement of their new privacy rights? One structural reason for a lack of visible enforcement actions may be that Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and until recently, California all provide the ability for businesses to ‘cure’ many or all alleged violations of their privacy laws before a formal […]

[…] considered show four primary categories of laws being considered by state regulators: Platform Accountability Laws, Age Verification Laws, Social Media Metering Laws, and the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (CA AADC). In recent actions, the Federal Trade Commission has stepped up enforcement of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Finally, the U.S. Congress has […]