FPF at CPDP 2022: Panels and Side Events
As the annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference took place in Brussels between May 23 and 25, several Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) staff took part in different panels and events organized by FPF or other organizations before and during the conference. In this blogpost, we provide an overview of such events, with […]
New Report on Limits of “Consent” in China’s Data Protection Law – First in a Series for Joint Project with Asian Business Law Institute
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) are publishing today the first in a series of 14 detailed jurisdiction reports that will explore the role and limits of consent in the data protection laws and regulations of 14 jurisdictions in Asia Pacific (Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, […]
FPF Report: Automated Decision-Making Under the GDPR – A Comprehensive Case-Law Analysis
On May 17, the Future of Privacy Forum launched a comprehensive Report analyzing case-law under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applied to real-life cases involving Automated Decision Making (ADM). The Report is informed by extensive research covering more than 70 Court judgments, decisions from Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), specific Guidance and other policy documents […]
Diverging fining policies of European DPAs: is there room for coherent enforcement of the GDPR?
The European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) puts forward a non-exhaustive list of criteria in Article 83 that Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) need to consider when deciding whether to impose administrative fines and in determining their amount in specific cases. Notoriously, the ceiling for administrative fines put forward by the GDPR is high […]
FPF Report: A Look into DPA Strategies in the African Continent
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum released a Report looking into the Strategic Plans for the coming years of seven African Data Protection Authorities (DPAs). The Report gives insight into the activity and plans of DPAs from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Mauritius, Côte d’Ivoire, and Burkina Faso. It also relies on research conducted across […]
FPF Launches Infographics in Chinese
As FPF’s work expands to include an international audience, we are pleased to relaunch FPF’s popular infographics in various languages. Because conversations around data protection have become more global, the need for high-quality information and new forms of communication in different languages continues to increase. The infographics translation project aims to help FPF provide a […]
Comparative Look at Models of Data Protection – Series of Webinars Led by the Israel Tech Policy Institute (ITPI)
Authors: Kavisha Patel and Lee Matheson Kavisha Patel is a current student at Georgetown Law and an FPF Global Privacy Intern. As a result of Israel’s recently proposed comprehensive privacy law update, the Protection of Privacy Bill, the Israel Tech Policy Institute led a series of three webinars in February 2022 discussing comparative models of […]
The ebb and flow of trans-Atlantic data transfers: It’s the geopolitics, stupid!*
The following is a guest post to the FPF blog from Lokke Moerel, Professor of Global ICT Law at Tilburg University and a Dutch Cyber Security Council member. Guest blog posts do not necessarily reflect the views of FPF. 1. Introduction There is a call for a rational debate on trans-Atlantic data transfers. Frustrations increase […]
Reading the Signs: the Political Agreement on the New Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced last Friday, in Brussels, a political agreement on a new Transatlantic framework to replace the Privacy Shield. This is a significant escalation of the topic within Transatlantic affairs, compared to the 2016 announcement of a […]
FPF Statement on the EU/US Transatlantic Data Agreement
March 25, 2022 — This morning the European Union and the United States came to a breakthrough agreement in principle, which allows Europeans’ personal data to flow to the United States. Future of Privacy Forum’s CEO Jules Polonetsky said: We are encouraged to see progress in the important effort to ensure that cross-border EU-U.S. research, […]