U.S. Legislation

In October 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) published a Request for Information (RFI) regarding uses, harms, and recommendations for biometric technologies. Over 130 entities responded to the RFI, including advocacy organizations, scientists, experts in healthcare, lawyers, and technology companies. While most commenters agreed on core concepts of biometric technologies used […]

This week, Future of Privacy Forum policy experts provided testimony in California public Stakeholder Sessions to provide independent policy recommendations for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). The Agency heard from a variety of speakers and members of the public, on a broad range of issues relevant to forthcoming rulemaking on the California Privacy Rights […]

May 3, 2022 —  Privacy is a fundamental, deeply entrenched right in the United States and around the world. As technology evolves, individuals need more privacy protections, not fewer. This is particularly true when data and decisions about health and autonomy are at stake. Moreover, traditionally underserved communities need courts and lawmakers to elevate their […]

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 […]

Author: Dale Rappaneau Dale Rappaneau is a policy intern at the Future of Privacy Forum and a 3L at the University of Maine School of Law. On March 9, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on “Ensuring Responsible Developments of Digital Assets” (“the Order”), published together with an explanatory Fact Sheet. The Order states […]

On March 4, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with WW International and its subsidiary, Kurbo (Kurbo by WW), after charging the companies with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for improperly collecting health information and other data from children as young as eight years […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In November 2020, California voters adopted the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) ballot initiative, which was developed to strengthen and expand upon the underlying California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that the state legislature adopted in 2018. While the CPRA provides for significant new consumer rights and responsible data processing obligations on covered businesses, many questions […]