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[…] remarks on state-level legislation focusing on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), adding that Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have similar laws. She elaborated on the CPRA’s contractual language, comparing California’s categorization of “Businesses,” “Contractors,” “Third Parties,” and “Service Providers” to the GDPR’s distinction between […]

[…] Rights Act (CPRA) ballot initiative expanded California’s privacy regime, establishing heightened protections for certain sensitive personal information and providing a right to correct inaccurate data. In 2021, Virginia (VCDPA) and Colorado (CPA) enacted laws that are notable for creating ‘opt-in’ affirmative consent requirements in addition to California-style ‘opt-out’ privacy rights. Finally, in 2022, Connecticut […]

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) today released a new policy brief comparing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), a first-of-its-kind privacy-by-design law in the United States, and the United Kingdom’s Age-Appropriate Design Code. While there are distinctions between the two codes, the California AADC, which is set to become enforceable on July […]

[…] from consent-centric privacy practices. Consent practices are often restricted to individual jurisdictions and their legal systems. FPF and ABLI’s new report aims to elevate this discussion by promoting alternatives to consent measures, thereby increasing the accountability of organizations that process personal data. By using various alternative legal bases other than consent and with an […]

[…] functions that XR devices may feature, and analyzes the kinds of sensors, data types, data processing, and transfers to other parties that power these functions.  I. Introduction Today’s virtual (VR), mixed (MR), and augmented (AR) reality environments, collectively known as extended reality (XR), are powered by the interplay of multiple sensors, large volumes and […]

[…] providing an overview of the technology and associated privacy and data protection risks. Click here for FPF’s infographic, “Understanding Extended Reality Technology & Data Flows.”  I. Introduction Today’s virtual (VR), mixed (MR), and augmented (AR) reality environments, collectively known as extended reality (XR), are powered by the interplay of multiple sensors, large volumes and […]

[…] and other experts are increasingly interested in how XR technologies work, what data protection risks they pose, and what steps can be taken to mitigate these risks. Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global non-profit focused on privacy and data protection, released an infographic visualizing how XR data flows work by exploring […]

[…] is going on in youth & education privacy today…What’s one thing that you are optimistic or encouraged about? I am encouraged by the move to age-appropriate design codes in some jurisdictions since it should lead to more products mapping better to the expectations of parents, educators, and children. What’s one thing that you are […]

[…] and privacy regulation. The adoption of the PDP Law also comes as Indonesia is holding the Presidency of G20 this year – while the data protection world is keeping an eye on India and its back-and-forth efforts to pass a comprehensive data protection law as it prepares to take over the G20 Presidency next year.

[…] Education team is pleased to publish a new policy brief that builds on this first brief by providing a comparative analysis of the United Kingdom’s Age Appropriate Design Code (UK AADC) to the California AADC, which was modeled after the UK AADC. Learn more and download the UK and CA AADC Comparative policy brief here.  New report […]