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California’s SB 980 Would Codify Strong Protections for Genetic Data
Author: John Verdi (Vice President of Policy) This week, SB 980 (the “Genetic Information Privacy Act”) passed the California State Assembly and State Senate, with near unanimous support (54-10 and 39-0). If signed by the Governor before the Sept. 30 deadline, the law would become the first comprehensive genetic privacy law in the United States, […]
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California SB 980 Would Codify Many of FPF’s Best Practices for Consumer Genetic Testing Services, but Key Differences Remain
Authors: John Verdi (Vice President of Policy) and Katelyn Ringrose (Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow) In July 2018, the Future of Privacy Forum released Privacy Best Practices for Consumer Genetic Testing Services. FPF developed the Best Practices following consultation with technical experts, regulators, leading consumer genetic and personal genomic testing companies, and civil society. The […]
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Strong Data Encryption Protects Everyone: FPF Infographic Details Encryption Benefits for Individuals, Enterprises, and Government Officials
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum released a new tool: the interactive visual guide “Strong Data Encryption Protects Everyone.” The infographic illustrates how strong encryption protects individuals, enterprises, and the government. FPF’s guide also highlights key risks that arise when encryption safeguards are undermined – risks that can expose sensitive health and financial records, undermine the […]
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Commoditization of Data is the Problem, Not the Solution – Why Placing a Price Tag on Personal Information May Harm Rather Than Protect Consumer Privacy
This guest post is by Lokke Moerel, a Professor of Global ICT Law at Tilburg University and Senior of Counsel at Morrison & Foerster in Berlin, and Christine Lyon, partner at Morrison & Foerster in Palo Alto, California. To learn more about FPF in Europe, please visit https://fpf.org/eu. By Lokke Moerel and Christine Lyon[1] Friend and […]
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Privacy Papers 2019: Spotlight on the Winning Authors
FPF recently announced the winners of the 10th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Award. This Award recognizes leading privacy scholarship that is relevant to policymakers in the United States Congress, at U.S. federal agencies, and for data protection authorities abroad. From many nominated privacy-related papers published in the last year, five were selected by Finalist […]
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The Top 10: Student Privacy News (October-November 2017)
The Future of Privacy Forum tracks student privacy news very closely, and shares relevant news stories with our newsletter subscribers. Approximately every month, we post “The Top 10,” a blog with our top student privacy stories.
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Protected: K-12 Privacy Leaders Working Group Notes and Resources
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Protected: Education Working Group Notes and Resources
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8th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers
#PrivacyPapers FPF is excited to announce that the 8th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers will open with remarks by FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, followed by facilitated discussions of the year’s leading privacy research and analytical work that is relevant to policymakers. We will hear from distinguished academic speakers: Solon Barocas, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science at Cornell University Ryan Calo, […]
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ePrivacy Reg
The Council published a full text of the ePrivacy draft Regulation, as it stands right now. Be aware that this is not the final version adopted by the Council, but only the current version being discussed. The Register published an interview with Birgit Sippel, the MEP Rapporteur for the ePrivacy Regulation, where she criticizes the […]