FPF Provides Input on Draft Colorado Privacy Act Regulations
On September 30th, The Colorado Department of Law released draft regulations to implement the Colorado Privacy Act. The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed written comments in response to the proposed rules on November 7th. Furthermore, FPF’s Keir Lamont and Felicity Slater participated in public stakeholder sessions hosted by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office as […]
Five Big Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape in 2023
Entering 2023, the United States remains one of the only global economic powers that lacks a comprehensive, national framework governing the collection and use of consumer data throughout the economy. Congress made unprecedented progress toward enacting baseline privacy legislation in 2022. However, the apparent impasse in the efforts to move H.R. 8152, the American Data […]
Age-Appropriate Design Code Passes California Legislature
Update: On Sep 15, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. The law will apply to businesses that provide online services, products, or features likely to be accessed by children and broadly requires businesses to implement their strongest privacy settings by default for young users up to the age of […]
FPF Addresses ‘Opt-Out Preference Signals’ in Comments on California Draft Privacy Regulations
Yesterday, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed comments with the California Privacy Protection Agency regarding the Agency’s initial set of draft regulations to implement the California Privacy Rights Act amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act. FPF’s comments are directed towards ensuring that both individuals and businesses have clarity for the implementation and exercise […]
ADPPA Helps Protect Civil Rights for All Americans
Today, The Hill published an op-ed from the Future of Privacy Forum’s (FPF) Senior Policy Counsel for Data, Decision Making, and Artificial Intelligence Bertram Lee. The piece highlighted that privacy, particularly in the context of digital services, electronic data flows, and personal data, is a civil right. Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted […]
FPF Files Comments on Colorado Privacy Act Pre-Rulemaking Activity
Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed comments with the Colorado Department of Law regarding forthcoming rulemaking under the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). The CPA, which goes into effect in July 2023, will establish important new data privacy rights, controls, and protections for individuals in Colorado. FPF’s comments are directed toward ensuring that forthcoming […]
Party of Five: Connecticut Poised to Pass Fifth U.S. State Privacy Law, Improving Upon Virginia, Colorado
This week, the Connecticut legislature passed Senate Bill 6, an ‘Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring.’ If SB 6 is enacted by Governor Lamont, Connecticut will follow California, Virginia, Colorado, and Utah as the fifth U.S. state to adopt a baseline regime for the governance of personal data. The law would come into […]
Utah Consumer Privacy Act Passes State Legislature
This week, the Utah legislature passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (SB 227). If enacted by Governor Spencer Cox, Utah will follow California, Virginia, and Colorado as the fourth U.S. state to establish a baseline regime for the protection of personal data. The law would come into effect in December 2023. “While the Utah Consumer […]
Five Burning Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape in 2022
Entering 2022, the United States remains one of the only major economic powers that lacks a comprehensive, national framework governing the collection and use of consumer data throughout the economy. An ongoing impasse in federal efforts to advance privacy legislation has created a vacuum that state lawmakers, seeking to secure privacy rights and protections for […]
Addressing the Intersection of Civil Rights and Privacy: Federal Legislative Efforts
Last month, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) hosted virtual listening sessions on the intersection of data privacy, equity, and civil rights. Around the same time, the FTC announced that they will begin rulemaking on discriminatory practices in automated decision making, and currently, an influx of state legislation containing civil rights provisions have been […]