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Co-authored by Hannah Babinski, former FPF Intern In celebration of International Open Data Day, FPF is proud to launch the Data Sharing For Research Tracker, a growing list of organizations that make data available for researchers. It  provides information about the company, the data, any access restrictions, and relevant links: One of the most difficult, […]

Most countries in the world have data protection or privacy laws and there is growing cross-border enforcement cooperation between data protection authorities, which might lead one to believe that the protection of global data flows and transfers is steadily advancing. However, instability and risks arising from wars, trade disputes, and the weakening of the rule […]

On February 19, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) concerning draft regulations governing cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) access and opt-out rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. We offer consideration and recommendations intended to strengthen the proposed regulations by reducing ambiguity and […]

The New York legislature passed S929, the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), on January 22. This bill has similar scope and scale as Washington State’s landmark My Health My Data Act (MHMD), with some key differences. The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted a letter to Governor Hochul’s office, highlighting certain ambiguities in […]

Hundreds of state AI bills have been introduced, but which are the ones to follow? How do the leading bills differ and what are the key areas of debate? How are state legislators thinking about U.S. AI leadership and how do they want to advance both benefits and safeguards? What role does FPF’s Multistate AI […]

Thank you for the contributions of Rob van Eijk, Marlene Smith, and Katy Wills We are now in 2025, the year of AI agents. In the last few weeks, leading large language model (LLM) developers (including OpenAI, Google, Anthropic) have released early versions of technologies described as “AI agents.” Unlike earlier automated systems and even […]

The Future of Privacy Forum’s 15th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award Recognizes Influential Privacy Research February 3, 2025 — Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) — a global non-profit focused on data protection headquartered in Washington, D.C. — announced the winners of its 15th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) Awards. The PPPM […]

On January 18, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its review of the COPPA Rule. Following the FTC’s notice of proposed rulemaking issued in January 2024, this announcement is the latest in a multi-year review of the COPPA Rule, which was last updated in 2013 and which the FTC began reviewing potential updates to […]

FPF has put together a list of Twelve Privacy Investments for Your Company for a Stronger 2025 that reflects on new perspectives on the work that privacy teams do at their organizations. We hope there is something here that’s useful where you work, and we’d love to hear other ideas and feedback. Privacy Investments for Your […]