Two New Apple and Google Platform Privacy Requirements Kicking In Now
Apple’s important mandatory requirements affecting iOS apps are about to kick in, and Google’s new requirements for publishers and advertisers have just gone into effect. Accurately implementing these requirements calls for close cooperation between the legal, privacy, and ad ops teams. Apple’s Privacy Manifests At WWDC 2023, Apple announced privacy manifests, signatures for SDKs, and […]
FPF Celebrates 15 Years! Spring Social Marks Board Transition as Data Protection Leaders Toast to FPF’s Success
Leaders in Data Protection Take Center Stage at FPF’s Spring Social The week started with FPF’s 15th Anniversary Spring Social, where FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky thanked FPF’s Board Chair and Founder Chris Wolf, who served for 15 years, and welcomed FPF’s new Board Chair, Alan Raul. Three leading data protection regulators lauded FPF’s effectiveness in […]
Examining Novel Advertising Solutions: A Proposed Risk-Utility Framework
This week, the Future of Privacy Forum released Advertising in the Age of Data Protection: Background for a Proposed Risk-Utility Framework for Novel Advertising Solutions (v 1.0), which will be open for Public Comment until May 26, 2024. The digital advertising industry is in the midst of a sea change. Around the world, privacy regulators […]
Youth Privacy in Immersive Technologies: Regulatory Guidance, Lessons Learned, and Remaining Uncertainties
As young people adopt immersive technologies like extended reality (XR) and virtual world applications, companies are expanding their presence in digital spaces, launching brand experiences, advertisements, and digital products. While virtual worlds may in some ways resemble traditional social media and gaming experiences, they may also collect more data and raise potential manipulation risks, particularly […]
Senior Digital Communications Manager/Digital Communications Manager
Salary Range: Senior Manager at $76,799 – $115,199 and Manager at $63,569 – $95,353 Location: Washington, DC, hybrid in the office at least two days a week. Candidate must have the right to work in the U.S. Reports To: Senior Director, Communications OverviewThe (Senior) Digital Communications Manager will play a vital role in amplifying FPF’s […]
FPF Files COPPA Comments with the Federal Trade Commission
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) in response to its request for comment on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) proposed rule. Read our comments in full. As technology evolves, so must the regulations designed to protect children online, and FPF commends the Commission’s efforts […]
Little New About Hampshire
On March 6, 2024, Governor Sununu signed SB 255 into law, making New Hampshire the fourteenth U.S. State to adopt a comprehensive privacy law to govern the collection, use, and transfer of personal data. SB 255 is the second comprehensive privacy law enacted in 2024, the first having been New Jersey’s S332, which was also […]
Event Recap: FPF X nasscom Webinar Series – Breaking Down Consent Requirements under India’s DPDPA
Following the enactment of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA), the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and nasscom (National Association of Software and Service Companies), India’s largest industry association for the information technology sector, co-hosted a 2-part webinar series focused on the consent-centric regime under the DPDP Act. Spread across two days (November […]
Colorado’s Approval of Global Privacy Control: Implications for Advertisers and Publishers
The privacy laws of both Colorado and California require organizations to recognize Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOMs), a tool through which a person can invoke their opt out rights broadly across all the websites they visit. While California has required responding to certain UOOMs since July 2021, the Colorado Attorney General has only recently approved their […]
The Garden State Joins the Comprehensive Privacy Grove
On January 16, 2024, Governor Murphy signed S332 into law, making New Jersey the thirteenth U.S. State to adopt a comprehensive privacy law to govern the collection, use, and transfer of personal data. S332 endured a long and circuitous route to enactment, having been introduced in January 2022 and amended six times before being passed […]