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Co-Authored with Marlene Smith, Research Assistant for AI On November 27, 2024, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted a Technologist Roundtable with the goal of convening an open dialogue on complex technical questions that impact law and policy, and assisting global data protection and privacy policymakers in understanding the relevant technical basics of […]

November 26, 2024 — This week, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global non-profit focused on data protection, privacy,  and emerging technologies, hosted the second annual Japan Privacy Symposium with support from S&K Brussels LPC and in cooperation with the Personal Information Protection Commission of Japan (PPC) and the Japan DPO Association.  This […]

[…] context of AI and emerging technologies, and steward their adoption and scalability.  Through these initiatives and other efforts, FPF has identified a growing demand among stakeholders to promote and enhance a better understanding and awareness of the potential and limitations of PETs. Many regulators and organizations have made significant contributions to advancing PETs development […]

[…] upon the existing frameworks and add novel obligations, rights, and exceptions to respond to changing societal, technological, and economic trends. Read the report here Between 2018 and 2024, nineteen U.S. states enacted comprehensive consumer privacy laws. This rapid adoption of privacy legislation has caused the legal landscape to explode in depth and complexity as […]

[…] the continent. The Malabo Convention was designed to provide a holistic, continent-wide framework to harmonize African data protection policies and promote digital rights, including privacy and internet freedom. Although adopted in 2014, the Malabo Convention did not come into force until receiving its 15th national ratification in 2023. With only 15 ratifying nations of […]

[…] Amendment, laws prohibiting the creation of deepfakes in certain circumstances—such as in the case of election-related content and digital replicas of deceased people—are a violation of constitutionally-protected free expression. For example, in early October a federal judge enjoined a recently-enacted California law that would prohibit knowingly and maliciously distributing communications with “materially deceptive” content […]

[…] Brazil ANPD’s decisions contain insights into the assessment criteria that DPAs are starting to deploy when looking at the impact generative AI has on the rights and freedoms of individuals1 in the context of the compatibility of this new technology with data protection law. In particular, the salient issues that surface are related to:  […]

[…] actions. Greater collaboration between regulators and technical experts may also help build a shared understanding of personal information in LLMs, non-LLM AI models, and AI systems and promote consistency in data protection regulation.  Even if California’s policy and legal conclusions ultimately differ from conclusions in other jurisdictions, building a shared (technical) understanding will help […]

[…] Maryland Senator Katie Fry Hester (D) Minnesota Representative Steve Elkins (D) Minnesota Representative Kristin Bahner (D) New York Senator Kristen Gonzalez (D) Texas Representative Giovanni Capriglione (R) Virginia Delegate Michelle Maldonado (D)  Learn more about the work of the Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group here. FPF Clarifies Non-Partisan State Work February 25, 2025 By: […]

[…] loss of housing opportunities, or jeopardization of personal relationships.  These risks have increased as certain U.S. states have pursued and enacted laws to undermine the rights and freedoms of LGBTQ+ people and communities. Efforts to restrict gender-affirming care have gained traction in several states, and lawmakers in Oklahoma, Texas, and South Carolina have proposed […]