BCI Technical and Policy Recommendations to Mitigate Privacy Risks
This is the final post of a four-part series on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), providing an overview of the technology, use cases, privacy risks, and proposed recommendations for promoting privacy and mitigating risks associated with BCIs. Click here for FPF and IBM’s full report: Privacy and the Connected Mind. In case you missed them, read the […]
Privacy Best Practices for Rideshare Drivers Using Dashcams
FPF & Uber Publish Guide Highlighting Privacy Best Practices for Drivers who Record Video and Audio on Rideshare Journeys FPF and Uber have created a guide for US-based rideshare drivers who install “dashcams” – video cameras mounted on a vehicle’s dashboard or windshield. Many drivers install dashcams to improve safety, security, and accountability; the cameras […]
5 Tips for Protecting Your Privacy Online
Today, almost everything we do online involves companies collecting personal information about us. Personal data is collected and regularly used for a number of reasons – like when you use social media accounts, when you shop online or redeem digital coupons at the store, or when you search the internet. Sometimes, information is collected about […]
Data Privacy Day 2022
Data Privacy Day is held annually on January 28, a day to internationally promote best practices surrounding consumer privacy and data protection. Join FPF in recognizing this significant day by sharing the importance of data privacy. Data Privacy Day Snapchat Lens FPF partnered with the photo-sharing app Snapchat to create a privacy-themed lens exclusively for […]
FPF in 2021: Delivering Privacy Insights & Expert Analysis
With the last days of 2021 upon us, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on this exciting year that saw FPF expand its presence both domestically and around the globe, while producing engaging events, thought-provoking analysis, and insightful reports with real-world impact. Growing Global Expertise The scope of FPF’s international work continued to […]
FPF Asia-Pacific
The Future of Privacy Forum’s Asia-Pacific office was launched in Singapore in August 2021. In accordance with FPF’s general mission, FPF Asia-Pacific aims to serve in the wider Asia region as a cooperative platform of reference to advance principled privacy and data protection practices and policies in support of emerging technologies. A related objective is […]
FPF’s Stacey Gray Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee Regarding Data Brokers, Urges Congress Pass a Comprehensive Federal Privacy Law
Today, Future of Privacy Forum Senior Counsel Stacey Gray testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth regarding consumer privacy in the technology sector. Stacey’s testimony explains that the term “data brokers” typically encompasses a wide variety of companies and business practices that use personal information for different purposes, some […]
“Are crumbles all that remains of the cookies?” A conversation on the future of ad tech at the Nordic Privacy Arena 2021
On September 27 and 28, 2021, the Swedish Data Protection Forum (Forum för Dataskydd) hosted the 2021 edition of the Nordic Privacy Arena (“Operationalising Data Privacy – Challenges, best practices, and success stories”) in Stockholm, Sweden. This hybrid event brought together privacy practitioners, watchdogs, and academics to debate some of the most pressing issues regarding […]
Organizations must lead with privacy and ethics when researching and implementing neurotechnology: FPF and IBM Live event and report release
A New FPF and IBM Report and Live Event Explores Questions About Transparency, Consent, Security, and Accuracy of Data The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the IBM Policy Lab released recommendations for promoting privacy and mitigating risks associated with neurotechnology, specifically with brain-computer interface (BCI). The new report provides developers and policymakers with actionable […]
Event Report from DigitalxADB: Driving Digital Development across Asia and the Pacific
On October 27, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF)’s Asia-Pacific office and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) co-hosted an online event titled, “Trade Offs or Synergies? Data Privacy and Protection as an Engine of Data Driven Innovation” in the context of DigitalxADB. This edition was the third in ADB’s series of annual knowledge-sharing events for representatives of ADB’s […]