
Event Report: FPF Side Event and Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) at the 2022 Global Privacy Assembly (GPA)
[…] collaborations to develop accessible PETs and to issue guidelines on specific PETs (e.g., encryption), also inspired by the work of the Berlin Group on the matter. Given Mexico’s specific legal requirements in terms of cloud service security, Bernal mentioned that PETs could potentiate the uptake of cloud services by increasing trust among stakeholders. The […]

FPF Welcomes Senior Fellows Covering Data Protection in Latin America and Japan
[…] a speaker at various data protection-related events organized by data protection supervisory authorities. In October 2021, he was invited to speak at the “Global Privacy Assembly 2021 Mexico,” where he participated as a panelist in “Panel IV: The Challenge of Compliance: The Perspective of Data Protection Officers.” Sugimoto received an LL.B. degree from Keio […]

FPF at CPDP LatAm 2022: Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Latin America
[…] Demetzou, and Policy Counsel Sebastião Barros Vale, the paper focuses on how existing data protection laws in the EU and a selection of six global jurisdictions (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, China and South Africa) are currently being applied in the context of automated decision-making (ADM). The paper successfully completed the conference double blind peer […]

Dispatch from the Global Privacy Assembly: The brave new world of international data transfers
[…] multi-dimensional, exploring new territories around the world, featuring binding international agreements for effective enforcement cooperation and slowly entering the agenda of high level intergovernmental organizations. All this surfaced from notable keynotes delivered during the 43rd edition of the Global Privacy Assembly Conference, hosted remotely by Mexico’s data protection authority, INAI, on October 18 and 19.

The Future is Open: The U.S. Turns to Open Banking
[…] lack of harmonization and confusion for consumers, regulators, and financial institutions. Other leading open banking approaches include recent efforts in the UK, Australia, Brazil, Israel, India, Canada, Mexico, and others. The technical standards and requirements around open banking will likely have to be harmonized between different regimes to promote the international and cross-border nature […]

FPF Welcomes New Members to the Education Privacy Project
[…] licensing issues, most prominently implementing the 2015 3.5 GHZ Order and the ongoing Signal Boosters proceeding. Before joining the FCC, Tyler interned at Hogan Lovells BSTL in Mexico City where he worked in the firm’s Telecommunications Media and Technology group. He also worked as a Research Assistant for the University of Colorado Law School. […]

Cross Border Privacy Rules Advance at Beijing Meetings
[…] (CBPR) system. After a favorable determination by the APEC’s Joint Oversight Panel, Canada will become the fourth country to join the system, along with the United States, Mexico and Japan. In addition, TRUSTe, an APEC-approved Accountability Agent, announced that 14 companies are in the process of seeking certification. Taken together, these developments, along with Mexico’s recent […]

Mexico Takes Step Toward Data Privacy Interoperability
Last week, the Mexican Institute for Federal Access to Information (IFAI) hosted an event in Mexico City to discuss the recently-announced “Parameters of Self-Regulation for the Protection of Personal Data.” FPF participated in this workshop along with representatives from the Mexican government, TRUSTe, EuroPriSe and the Better Business Bureau. As described in opening remarks by the Secretary for […]

Japan Approved to Participate in APEC’s Cross-Border Privacy Rules System
[…] a voluntary program that establishes a baseline privacy certification process for the transfer of personal data among the 21 APEC member countries. To date, the United States, Mexico, and Japan have joined; meanwhile Canada recently committed to participating. To be approved as a participant in the CBPR system, countries must submit a letter of […]

Privacy Papers on Capitol Hill — March 5
[…] us to provide reaction. Additionally, special guests Giovanni Buttarelli, Asst. European Data Protection Supervisor; Christopher Graham, UK Information Commissioner; Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, CNIL (France); and María Elena Pérez-Jaén Zermeño, IFAI ( Mexico), will be attending. This event is intended to comply with applicable Congressional and Executive branch gift rules. Contact us with questions. The full “Privacy Papers” digest […]