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[…] officials, and industry to evaluate the societal, policy, and legal implications of data use, identify the risks, and develop appropriate protections.  FPF believes technology and data can benefit society and improve lives if the right laws, policies, and rules are in place. FPF has offices in Washington D.C., Brussels, and Singapore. Learn more at fpf.org.

[…] annually on January 28 to mark the anniversary of Convention 108, the first binding international treaty to protect personal data. To raise awareness for the day and promote best practices for data privacy, we’ve partnered with Snap to create a Data Privacy Day Snapchat Lens that lets you choose what type of privacy pup […]

[…] a decade after the adoption of the GDPR, a law with an unprecedented regulatory impact around the world, from California to Brazil, across the African continent, to India, to China, and everywhere in between. The field of data protection and privacy has become undeniably global, with GDPR-inspired laws (from a lesser to a bigger […]

[…] transfers tools with an eye on the global landscape, as cross-border data flows restrictions are increasingly expanding beyond the EU-US dynamic. If you are doing business in India, make sure to have good data governance and data inventories in place for your operations. Major changes are coming, with the implementation date of the DPDPA […]

[…] AI legislation. Maryland passed the  Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) as well as the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code Act” (Maryland AADC).  Following Connecticut’s lead last year, Virginia and Colorado both amended their state privacy laws to add specific online protections for kids’ data. FPF also examined genetic privacy laws from Montana, Tennessee, Texas, […]

[…] a diversity of approaches, from taking a leading role in international initiatives, such as the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System (for instance, Japan and Singapore), to promoting the use of standardized contractual clauses (for instance, China, Japan and Singapore). Third, AI governance, with 70% of regulators prioritising this. Some have developed comprehensive policy […]