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[…] Chinese law. This chapter is emblematic of the diversity of the objectives pursued by the text as described earlier. In these provisions, the legislator seeks both to promote responsible data transfers that respect the rights and interests of Chinese citizens, on the model of other provisions relating to transfers in “traditional” data protection laws, […]

The Future of Privacy Forum’s Asia-Pacific office launches today in Singapore under the leadership of Dr. Clarisse Girot. As Director of the FPF Asia-Pacific office, she is responsible for developing and implementing FPF’s strategy in the world’s biggest and most populated region. We have asked Dr. Girot to share her thoughts for FPF’s blog […]

[…] leaders within the privacy and equity communities to develop actionable guiding principles and a framework to help bolster the responsible implementation of digital contact tracing technologies (DCTT). Today, seven privacy, civil rights, and health equity organizations signed on to these guiding principles for organizations implementing DCTT. “We learned early in our Privacy and Pandemics […]

[…] and complexity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, the fields this science is based on, and a small sample of the use cases these technologies support for consumers. Today, we are releasing the white paper: The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence – Companion to the FPF AI Infographic to expand on the information included in this […]

[…] identities (and not without controversy). With the advent of the internet, online identities exploded into every facet of financial, commercial, entertainment, and educational or professional lives, and today many people have tens, if not hundreds, of personal accounts and affiliations, each with a unique, numbered, or assigned digital record. Maintaining awareness of all our […]

[…] treatment. The Prefatory Note of a late-stage draft of the UPDPA notes that it seeks to avoid “the compliance and regulatory costs associated with the California and Virginia regimes.”  Central to the framework, however, is a useful distinction between “compatible,” “incompatible,” and “prohibited” data practices, which moves beyond a purely consent model based on […]

[…] liability and regulation of publishers of digital content have generated significant debate since their release in February 2021. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (the Rules) have: recast the conditions to obtain ‘safe harbour’ from liability for online intermediaries, and  unveiled an extensive regulatory regime for a newly […]

[…] Privacy Forum and the Privacy Tech Alliance on the publication of this highly comprehensive study, which analyzes key trends within the rapidly expanding privacy tech sector. Enterprises today are increasingly reliant on privacy tech, not only as a means of ensuring regulatory compliance but also in order to drive business value by facilitating secure […]

[…] Colorado Senate approved the House version of the Colorado Privacy Act (SB21-190) that passed yesterday, on June 7. If approved by Governor Jared Polis, Colorado will follow Virginia and California as the third U.S. state to establish baseline legal protections for consumer privacy. “Although the Colorado Privacy Act contains notable advances that build on […]

[…] and operate “Iruda.” Therefore, PIPC determined that ScatterLab processed the user’s personal information beyond the purpose of collection. In addition, ScatterLab posted its AI models on the code sharing and collaboration platform Github from October 2019 to January 2021, which included 1,431 KakaoTalk messages revealing 22 names (excluding last names), 34 locations (excluding districts […]