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The Complex Landscape of Enforcing the LGPD in Brazil: Public Prosecutors, Courts and the National System of Consumer Defense
Authors: Hunter Dorwart (FPF), Mariana Rielli (DPB) and Rafael Zanatta (DPB) On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Data Privacy Brasil (DPB) co-hosted a landscape webinar exploring the relationship between Brazil’s legal system and the implementation of Brazil’s new data protection law, Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD). As a federation, Brazil hosts many separate […]
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FPF and LGBT Tech Host Discussion in Honor of Human Rights Day
Yesterday, in honor of International Human Rights Day, a time when individuals and organizations around the world celebrate the 1948 ratification of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, FPF and LGBT Tech hosted a discussion exploring the “LGBTQ+ Right to Privacy.” The conversation featured tech privacy and policy experts from both FPF and LGBT Tech, including: Christopher Wood, Executive […]
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California’s Prop 24, the “California Privacy Rights Act,” Passed. What’s Next?
Authors: Stacey Gray, Senior Counsel, Katelyn Ringrose, Christopher Wolf Diversity Law Fellow at FPF, Polly Sanderson, Policy Counsel, and Veronica Alix, FPF Legal Intern Despite a day of election uncertainty, November 3, 2020 produced an important moment for privacy legislation: California voters approved Proposition 24 (the California Privacy Rights Act) (CPRA) (full text here). Garnering 56.1% of the vote so far, […]
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21st Century Cures Act Final Rule: Key Health Data Privacy Considerations
On the eve of a key compliance date, the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) extended deadlines for entities working in health information technology to comply with a new federal rule intended to “promote health care choice and competition across the United States” and “advance interoperability and support the access, exchange, and […]
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Event Recap: Panel at the Annual Privacy Forum 2020
Authors: Hunter Dorwart and Rob van Eijk To track and to get tracked: new innovative methods and advancements On September 30, 2020, the Future of Privacy Forum participated in a panel at the Annual Privacy Forum 2020 (APF-2020). The event is organized annually by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the Directorate-General for Communications […]
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24 Organizations Release Principles for Protecting Student Data Privacy and Equity in the Pandemic
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and 23 other education, healthcare, disability rights, data protection, and civil liberties organizations today released Education During a Pandemic: Principles for Student Data Privacy and Equity (available here). The Principles offer 10 guiding recommendations for schools as they rely on new technologies and data to facilitate remote, in-person, or […]
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Privacy & Pandemics: Responsible Uses of Technology & Health Data – Day 2 Participant Bios
(Day 1 Participant Bios) Keynote: Katherine Yelick University of California, Berkeley Katherine (Kathy) Yelick is the Robert S. Pepper Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences(link is external) and the Associate Dean for Research in the Division of Computing, Data Science and Society at UC Berkeley(link is external). She is also the Senior Advisor […]
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Privacy & Pandemics: Responsible Uses of Technology & Health Data – Day 1 Participant Bios
(Day 2 Participant Bios) Keynote: Lauren Gardner Johns Hopkins University Lauren Gardner, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, is the creator of the interactive web-based dashboard being used by public health authorities, researchers, and the general public around the globe to track the outbreak […]
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FPF, Highmark Health, and CMU Host Wired for Health: 2020 — Examining Biometric Technologies in the Age of COVID-19
On Thursday, October 8th, Highmark Health, Carnegie Mellon University’s CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, and Future of Privacy Forum hosted a virtual symposium—taking an in-depth look at the role of biometrics and privacy in the COVID-19 era. During this virtual symposium, expert discussants and presenters examined the impact of biometrics and privacy in the ongoing […]
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FPF Testifies at FTC Data Portability Workshop
Yesterday, on September 22, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop, “Data To Go,” examining the benefits and challenges of data portability frameworks for consumers and competition. As a panelist during the first discussion, FPF’s Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna discussed: how data portability operates in different commercial sectors; lessons learned from the GDPR and other […]