European Union’s Data-Based Policy Against the Pandemic, Explained
Benefitting from a mature and largely harmonized data protection legal framework, the European Union and its Member States are taking policymaking steps towards a pan-European approach to enlisting data and technology against the spread of COVID-19 and to support the gradual restarting of the economy. Here is an overview of key recent events essential to […]
A New U.S. Model for Privacy? Comparing the Washington Privacy Act to GDPR, CCPA, and More
By Stacey Gray, Pollyanna Sanderson, and Katelyn Ringrose Download a printable version of this report (pdf). As Congress continues to work toward drafting and passing a comprehensive national privacy law, state legislators are not slowing down. In Washington State, a new comprehensive privacy law is moving quickly: last week, the Washington Privacy Act (SSB 6281) […]
Youth & Education Project Postgraduate Fellowship
UPDATED: Final deadline to apply is now March 15, 2020. Job Title Youth & Education Project Postgraduate Fellowship Reports To Director of Youth & Education Privacy About Us 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 […]
Youth & Education Project Media Mentions
Refreshing staff on FERPA essential as districts implement COVID-19 screening, Education Dive, Shawna De La Rosa, July 20, 2020 Explainer: How the U.S. Seeks to Protect Children’s Privacy Online, Reuters, July 8, 2020 Online learning hiccups lead to civil liberties threats, The Hill, Williamson N. Evers and Jonathan Hofer, July 7, 2020 Facial recognition in Lockport […]
Legislative Resources
Recent work California’s Prop 24, the “California Privacy Rights Act,” Passed. What’s Next? Comparing Privacy Laws: GDPR v. CCPA Off to the Races for Enforcement of California’s Privacy Law California Privacy Legislation: A Timeline of Key Events Comparing the Washington Privacy Act to GDPR, CCPA, and More Tech Talk with the Regulators – Understanding Anonymization […]
California’s AB-1395 Highlights the Challenges of Regulating Voice Recognition
Under the radar of ongoing debates over the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Senate Judiciary Committee will also soon be considering, at a July 9th hearing, an unusual sectoral privacy bill regulating “smart speakers.” AB-1395 would amend California’s existing laws to add new restrictions for “smart speaker devices,” defined as standalone devices “with […]
FPF Research Coordination Network Helps Academic Stars Connect with Private Sector Privacy Pros at IAPP
The IAPP Global Privacy Summit convened many of the best minds in privacy from industry, government and civil society. To add to the mix, FPF brought six academic stars to the Summit to share their privacy research and insights, thanks to the Applied Privacy Research Coordination Network (RCN). Supported by the National Science Foundation, the […]
Event Planning Internship
Job Title: Event Planning Intern About Us: 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. The FPF Education and Innovation Foundation is the home for a number of FPF projects including student privacy, connected […]
School Safety Report Neglects Privacy Concerns
Yesterday, the Federal Commission on School Safety released a report detailing its conclusions, after holding a series of meetings and hearings in the wake of school shootings. Nearly every aspect of the Commission’s report focuses on sharing data and, thus, has privacy implications for students, teachers, and the public.
Privacy Scholarship Research Reporter: Issue 4, December 2018 – GDPR in Focus
Notes from FPF The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (‘GDPR’) aims to guarantee strong protections for individuals regarding their personal data and apply to businesses that collect, use, or share consumer data, whether the information was obtained online or offline. The GDPR went into effect on May 25, 2018 and is one of […]