New FPF Report: Unlocking Data Protection by Design and by Default: Lessons from the Enforcement of Article 25 GDPR
On May 17, the Future of Privacy Forum launched a new report on enforcement of the EU’s GDPR Data Protection by Design and by Default (DPbD&bD) obligations, which are outlined in GDPR Article 25. The Report draws from more than 92 data protection authority (DPA) cases, court rulings, and guidelines from 16 EEA member states, […]
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2022 Report
On November 15, 2022, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the Brussels Privacy Hub (BPH) of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) jointly hosted the sixth edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium on the topic of “Vulnerable People, Marginalization, and Data Protection.” Participants explored the extent to which data protection and privacy law including the EU’s […]
Evolving Enforcement Priorities in Times of Debate – Overview of Regulatory Strategies of European Data Protection Authorities for 2023 and Beyond
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum released a report that explores “Evolving enforcement priorities in times of debate – Overview of regulatory strategies of European Data Protection Authorities for 2023 and beyond.” It is the third in a series that explores European DPAs’ evolving regulatory priorities, following the 2021 Report “Insights into the Future of […]
FPF at IAPP’s Europe Data Protection Congress 2022: Global State of Play, Automated Decision-Making, and US Privacy Developments
Authored by Christina Michelakaki, FPF Intern for Global Policy On November 16 and 17, 2022, the IAPP hosted the Europe Data Protection Congress 2022 – Europe’s largest annual gathering of data protection experts. During the Congress, members of the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) team moderated and spoke at three different panels. Additionally, on November […]
The GDPR and the AI Act Interplay: Highlights from FPF and Ada Lovelace Institute’s Joint Event
Authored by Christina Michelakaki, FPF Intern for Global Policy On November 9, 2022, FPF, along with the Ada Lovelace Institute (Ada), organized a closed roundtable in Brussels where experts met to discuss the lessons that can be drawn from General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement precedents when deciding on the scope and obligations of the […]
Brussels Privacy Convening Focuses on Empowering Vulnerable and Marginalized People, Launches New Project
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global non-profit focused on data protection and privacy, and the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) will jointly present the sixth edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium on November 15, 2022. The in-person event will convene in Brussels, bringing together policymakers, academic researchers, civil society, and […]
GDPR and the AI Act interplay: Lessons from FPF’s ADM Case-Law Report
In May 2022, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) launched a comprehensive Report analyzing case-law under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applied to real-life cases involving Automated Decision-Making (ADM). Our research highlighted that the GDPR’s protections for individuals against forms of ADM and profiling go significantly beyond Article 22 – which provides for the […]
FPF Statement on White House Executive Order to Implement the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
October 7, 2022 — Statement from Future of Privacy Forum’s CEO Jules Polonetsky: With this step, the U.S. puts in place practical surveillance limitations, oversight, and individual redress that are unmatched almost anywhere else in the world in the context of national security. Leading democracies are converging on surveillance standards with this progress. Constitutional limitations […]
ETSI’s consumer IoT cybersecurity ‘conformance assessments’: parallels with the AI Act
In early September 2021, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published its European Standard to lay down baseline cybersecurity requirements for Internet of Things (IoT) consumer products (ETSI EN 303 645 V2.1.1). The Standard is a recommendation to manufacturers to develop IoT devices securely from the outset. It also provides an internationally recognized benchmark – […]
Introduction to the Conformity Assessment under the draft EU AI Act, and how it compares to DPIAs
The proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (‘proposed AIA’ or ‘the Proposal’) put forward by the European Commission is the first initiative towards a comprehensive legal framework on AI in the world. It aims to set rules on specific AI applications in certain contexts and does not intend to regulate AI technology in general. The proposed […]