5. Enforcement of Privacy Laws Brief Sheet
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. Enforcement of Privacy Laws: Trends and Takeaways Discussion Leads: Jameson Spivack and Bailey Sanchez SESSION DESCRIPTION With lingering uncertainty about federal regulators’ priorities in the new administration, agencies such as the FTC are likely to take a different enforcement approach than the Commission […]
2. State & Federal Privacy Leg & Reg Brief Sheet
16 TH ANNUAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING June 11–13, 2025 • Washington, D.C. State & Federal Privacy Legislation and Regulation Discussion Lead: Jordan Francis and Keir Lamont SESSION DESCRIPTION Our session will delve into the latest developments in state and federal privacy legislation and regulation. This covers new data minimization standards, California’s ongoing rulemaking efforts, and […]
Brazil’s ANPD Preliminary Study on Generative AI highlights the dual nature of data protection law: balancing rights with technological innovation
Brazil’s Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (“ANPD”) Technology and Research Unit (“CGTP”) released the preliminary study Inteligência Artificial Generativa (“Preliminary Study on GenAI”, in Portuguese) as part of its Technological Radar series, on November 29, 2024. A short English version of the study was also released by the agency in December 2024. This analysis […]
Framework for the Future- Reviewing Data Privacy in Today’s Financial System
Written Testimony of Zoe Strickland Senior Fellow, Future of Privacy Forum Before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions “Framework for the Future: Reviewing Data Privacy in Today’s Financial System” June 5, 2025 On behalf of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), I thank you for the opportunity to testify about […]
FPF Unveils Paper on State Data Minimization Trends
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) published a new paper—Data Minimization’s Substantive Turn: Key Questions & Operational Challenges Posed by New State Privacy Legislation. Data minimization is a bedrock principle of privacy and data protection law, with origins in the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs) and the Privacy Act of 1974. At a high […]
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W HIT E PA PER U S PO LIC Y D ata Min im iz a ti on’s Sub sta ntiv e Tu rn K ey Que stio ns & Opera tio nal Challe ng es Pose d by New Sta te P riv a cy Le g is la tio n F P F […]
[FPF] AADC Comparison Chart – Nebraska vs. Vermont
C om paris o n of Neb ra sk a Age-A ppro p ria te Desig n Cod e & Verm on t Age-A pp ro p ria te Desig n Cod e B aile y Sanch e z, Dep uty Dir e cto r fo r U.S . Le g is la tio n […]
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[…] FUTURE OF PRIVACY FORUM 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2023 Without comprehensive federal data privacy legislation, 2023 saw more U.S. states move forward with their own privacy laws. FPF actively tracked the state laws, which increased from five to twelve (or, arguably, thirteen). We also provided timely analysis of the latest developments out of Iowa, Indiana, […]
Amendments to the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act Bring Big Changes to Big Sky Country
On May 8, Montana Governor Gianforte signed SB 297, amending the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). This amendment was sponsored by Senator Zolnikov, who also championed the underlying law’s enactment in 2023. Much has changed in the state privacy law landscape since the MCDPA was first enacted, and SB 297 incorporates elements of further […]
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[…] Weld saga is that, because re-identification attacks could still put rare but very real people—with names, faces, and personal lives—at risk of potential privacy harms, we should actively prohibit re-identification, and require those with access to de-identified data to guard and use it appropriately. HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) regulators have promised to […]