ITPI: New OECD-Israel Workshop January 2021 Report
The Israel Tech Policy Institute (ITPI) is excited to share a new report on key issues emerging from the OECD Workshop: ‘Supporting Health Innovation with Fair Information Practice Principles‘. The OECD Workshop was held virtually from 19 – 20 January 2021, in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Health and the Israel Tech Policy Institute. The report was drafted by Limor Shmerling […]
FTC Requires Algorithmic Disgorgement as a COPPA Remedy for First Time
On March 4, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with WW International and its subsidiary, Kurbo (Kurbo by WW), after charging the companies with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for improperly collecting health information and other data from children as young as eight years […]
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2021 Report
On November 16, 2021, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) hosted the Brussels Privacy Symposium 2021 – The Age of AI Regulation: Global Strategic Directions. The event, convened by Jules Polonetsky, CEO of FPF, Christopher Kuner and Gianclaudio Malgieri, Co-Chairs of the Brussels Privacy Hub […]
Privacy Harms, Global Privacy Regulation, and Algorithmic Decision Making are Major Topics During Privacy Papers for Policymakers Event
For the 12th year, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) hosted its Privacy Papers for Policymakers event, honoring the 2021 Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award winners. This year’s event featured an opening keynote by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and facilitated discussions between the winning authors – Daniel Solove, Ben Green, Woody Hartzog, Neil Richards, […]
New FPF Report: Demystifying Data Localization in China – A Practical Guide
On February 21, 2022, FPF published a report detailing China’s data governance framework for data localization and cross-border transfers. The report outlines 10 steps organizations can take before deciding to localize or transfer data, with practical advice on how to carry out each of them. By examining provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations passed […]
How the Kenyan High Court (temporarily) struck down the national digital ID Card: Context and Analysis
The High Court of Kenya, by virtue of a judicial review application, delivered a landmark judgment declaring the proposed national digital ID card (Huduma Card) unconstitutional on October 14, 2021 – a judgment that is now part of the growing data protection and privacy jurisprudence in the country. Kenya enacted its first Data Protection Act […]
BCIs & Data Protection in Healthcare: Data Flows, Risks, and Regulations
This post is the second in 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 it, read the […]
Understanding why the first pieces fell in the transatlantic transfers domino
Two decisions issued by Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in Europe and published in the second week of January 2022 found that two websites, one run by a contractor of the European Parliament (EP), and the other one by an Austrian company, have unlawfully transferred personal data to the US merely by placing cookies (Google Analytics and Stripe) provided by two US-based companies on the devices of their visitors.
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 […]