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[…] PRE-READ DOCUMENTS (optional) ● FPF Resources on the EU AI Act ( link) ●FPF APAC Blog Post: South Korea’s New AI Framework Act: A Balancing Act Between Innovation and Regulation ( link) ●FPF APAC Policy Brief: Update on Japan’s Bill on the Promotion of Research and Development and the Utilization of AI-Related Technologies ( link)

[…] protections for consumer health data. New Y ork passed, but has not yet enacted, a broad bill similar to Washington State’ s My Health My Data Act. Virginia updated its Consumer Protection Act to prohibit obtaining, disclosing, selling, or disseminating any personally identifiable reproductive or sexual health information without a consumer’ s consent. How […]

[…] tha t outlin e s cro ss-b ord er data tr a n sfe r p ro vis io ns acro ss Kenya , Nig eria , South Afr ic a , Rw an d a, an d Iv o ry Coast. I S SU E BRIE F: G LO BA L T a […]

[…] and implementation of mechanisms such as adequacy decisions, certification mechanisms, standard contractual clauses (SCCs), and binding corporate rules (BCRs) and derogations, currently in use across Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, and Ivory Coast. This comparative analysis highlights that the practical implementation of transfer tools remains uneven across the continent, and many countries lack clear […]

In May 2025, Nebraska and Vermont passed Age-Appropriate Design Code Acts (AADCs), continuing the bipartisan trend of states advancing protections for youth online. While these new bills arrived within the same week and share both a common name and general purpose, their scope, applicability, and substance take two very different approaches to a common goal: crafting a design […]

In May 2025, Nebraska and Vermont passed Age-Appropriate Design Code Acts (AADCs), continuing the bipartisan trend of states advancing protections for youth online. While these new bills arrived within the same week and share both a common name and general purpose, their scope, applicability, and substance take two very different approaches to a common […]

[…] government, including Olivier Sylvain, Neil Chilson, Amanda Newman, Gabriela Zanfir- Fortuna, Maneesha Mithal, and Chaz Arnett, moderated these policy discussions. Stephanie Wong, FPF’s Elise Berkower Fellow, provided welcome remarks and emceed the night, noting this was the first time the award ceremony has met in- person after two years of virtual events due to […]

[…] trust in the digital ecosystem with consumers. The panel also provided a master perspective on how tech leaders approach digital governance now and in the future through promoting interoperability, model transparency, and government experimentation and implementation of IT tools and procurement. On the second day  of the conference, FPF Managing Director for Asia-Pacific (APAC) […]

[…] lowest numerical applicability thresholds of any of the state comprehensive privacy laws when the law was enacted in 2023. At that time, prior comprehensive privacy laws in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana all applied to controllers that either (1) control or process the personal data of at least 100,000 consumers (“the general […]

[…] contract performance, bringing Indonesia closer to global privacy frameworks. In November 2023, the Philippines‘ National Privacy Commission issued a Circular on Consent, clarifying valid consent standards and promoting transparency. The guidance aims to reduce consent fatigue by encouraging layered, contextual consent interfaces and outlines when consent may not be strictly necessary. South Korea amended […]