The Price is Right: Responsible Uses of Personal Data in Pricing
This resource provides an overview of how data is used to inform pricing; contextualizes data-driven pricing in existing U.S. law, enforcement activity, and emerging legislation; and recommends a number of best practices for guiding retail and e-commerce platforms in using data responsibly when it affects pricing. These practical recommendations, developed in consultation with companies working to […]
The Price is Right: Responsible Uses of Personal Data in Pricing
The way prices are set is changing: more accessible data, sophisticated algorithms, and ubiquitous online shopping have given retailers the ability to automatically tailor offers to customers in real-time or near-real-time based on increasing amounts of data about markets and consumers. A number of pricing strategies involving personal data, market data, and advanced machine learning—what […]
FPF Data-Driven Pricing – The Price is Right Report
The Price is Right Responsible Uses of Personal Data in Pricing APRIL 2026 The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. Learn more about FPF by visiting fpf.org. Jameson Spivack Deputy Director for Artificial […]
The Rest of the West: Oregon and Washington Build on California Chatbot Law
Introduction The West Coast now has a full set of chatbot laws on the books. Following California’s SB 243 (signed in 2025 and effective January 1, 2026) both Oregon (SB 1546) and Washington (HB 2225) enacted companion chatbot laws that will take effect on January 1, 2027. Together, these laws establish a new framework for […]
Comparison Chart_ Chatbot Laws, Oregon’s SB 1546, Washington’s HB 2225, and California’s SB 243
C om paris o n of Chatb ot La w s: Ore g on’s SB 15 46 , Wash in gto n’s HB 22 25 , an d Cali f o rn ia ’s SB 24 3 C re ate d by: Ju stin e Glu ck , AI Polic y Analy st O ve […]
Incentives or Obligations? The U.S. Regulatory Approach to Voluntary AI Governance Standards
By FPF Legal Intern Rafal Fryc As artificial intelligence gets increasingly deployed across every sector of the economy, regulators find themselves grappling with a fundamental challenge: how to govern a technology that defies traditional regulatory frameworks and changes faster than legislation can keep pace. One increasingly common approach can be found outside the text of […]
Senior Analyst/Counsel – AI Governance
Please note: We will begin reviewing applications on April 3rd and continue until this position is filled. Overview of FPF Center for Artificial Intelligence: FPF works to advance responsible data practices. Staffed with experts in law, technology, and public policy, FPF operates on the belief that technological innovation and new uses of data can help […]
Save The Date! Brussels Privacy Symposium 2026
Save the Date: 10th Anniversary of Brussels Privacy Symposium! Save the date for the 10th anniversary edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium, taking place on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, at Les Ateliers des Tanneurs. Jointly presented by Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Future of Privacy Forum. As the GDPR passes its 10-year anniversary, the Brussels Privacy […]
Digital Digest: FPF’s Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers
We are pleased to introduce FPF’s 16th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers. Each year, we invite privacy scholars and authors to submit scholarship for consideration by a committee of reviewers and judges from the FPF Advisory Board. The selected papers are those judged to contain practical analyses of emerging issues that policymakers in Congress, in […]
FPF-Age-Assurance-v2.0
The age credential is cryptographically bound to Miles’ device passkey. This ensures that if Miles shares his phone with James, a 15-year-old friend, James cannot access 16+ features. The age signal is only released when a PIN, pattern, or local biometric is successfully entered. ID USER ACTIVITY 01 / 02 / 2009 BIRTHDATE In this […]