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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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7 Essential Tips to Protect Your Privacy in 2024
Today, almost everything we do online involves companies collecting personal information about us. Personal data is collected and used for various reasons – like when you use social media, shop online, redeem digital coupons at the store, or browse the internet. Sometimes, information is collected about you by one company and then shared or sold […]
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FPF in 2023: A Year in Review
As 2023 comes to an end, we want to reflect on a year that saw the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) continue to expand its presence globally and domestically while organizing engaging events, publishing thought-provoking analysis, providing the latest expert updates, and more. FPF continues to convene industry experts, academics, consumer advocates, and other experts […]
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Survey of Current Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms
With contributions from Aaron Massey, FPF Senior Policy Analyst and Technologist, Keir Lamont, Director for U.S. Legislation, and Tariq Yusuf, FPF Policy Intern Several technologies can help individuals configure their devices to automatically opt out of web services’ requests to sell or share personal information for targeted advertising. Seven state privacy laws require that organizations […]
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Immersive Tech Panel Series: Advertising
Please join the Future of Privacy Forum for the second session of its Immersive Tech Panel Series, examining the new privacy risks and policy questions that arise when immersive technologies are integrated into domains like health, advertising, transportation, AI, and education. The second virtual panel will focus on Advertising and will be held on Tuesday, August 22 from […]
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Old Laws & New Tech: As Courts Wrestle with Tough Questions under US Biometric Laws, Immersive Tech Raises New Challenges
Extended reality (XR) technologies often rely on users’ body-based data, particularly information about their eyes, hands, and body position, to create realistic, interactive experiences. However, data derived from individuals’ bodies can pose serious privacy and data protection risks for people. It can also create substantial liability risks for organizations, given the growing volume of lawsuits […]
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A New Domicile for Comprehensive Privacy in Delaware
On June 30, 2023, in the final hours of the Delaware legislative session, lawmakers in Dover passed House Bill 154, the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (“DPDPA”). If enacted by Governor Carey, the DPDPA will take effect on January 1, 2025 and follows the general model established by the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), with […]
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We’re On to Oregon: Sixth State Privacy Law of 2023 Creates New Consumer Rights and Protections
On June 22nd, lawmakers in Salem passed SB 619, the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”). If enacted by Governor Kotek, Oregon will become the eleventh U.S. state (and sixth in 2023) to adopt broad-based data privacy legislation governing the collection, use, and transfer of consumer data. The bulk of OCPA’s requirements will take effect on […]