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[…] authorities.  About the Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award The selected papers highlight important work that analyzes current and emerging privacy issues and proposes achievable short-term solutions or new means of analysis that could lead to real-world policy solutions. From the many nominated papers, the winning papers were selected by a diverse team of academics, […]

[…] amplify the potential scale and effectiveness of their operations, intensifying the challenge of balancing anonymity and trustworthiness online. In this paper, we analyze the value of a new tool to address this challenge: “personhood credentials” (PHCs), digital credentials that empower users to demonstrate that they are real people—not AIs—to online services, without disclosing any […]

[…] a stronger password.  And no, the name of your dog is not a strong password. For example, if you use an Apple product when signing up for new accounts and services, you can allow your iPhone, Mac, or iPad to generate strong passwords and safely store them in iCloud Keychain for later access. Some […]

[…] in AI governance and regulatory initiatives in APAC. This is especially so among the more mature jurisdictions, such as Japan, Singapore, China, and Australia. Rather than developing new headline regulatory or governance initiatives, efforts are likely to focus on the development of tools for evaluation and content provenance,” he says. Josh notes that jurisdictions […]

FPF has put together a list of Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025 that reflects on new perspectives on the work that privacy teams do at their organizations. We hope there is something here that’s useful where you work, and we’d love to hear other ideas and feedback. Privacy Investments for […]

[…] more than 700 AI-related bills, and 2025 is off to an even quicker start, with more than 40 proposals on dockets in the first days of the new year. In Washington D.C., a post-election reshuffle presents unique opportunities to address AI issues on a national level, with one party controlling the White House and […]

[…] 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, […]

[…] The probabilistic nature of these models also makes them prone to generating plausible but factually incorrect information, and their accuracy can deteriorate over time as they encounter new data or their training data becomes outdated. To address these challenges, the Guidelines recommend that organizations should implement comprehensive measures, including thorough testing with diverse datasets, […]