FPF Files Comments with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation
On March 4, 2024, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted comments in response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology.
FPF Files COPPA Comments with the Federal Trade Commission
On March 11, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) in response to its request for comment on the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) proposed rule. As technology evolves, so must the regulations designed to protect children online, and FPF commends the Commission’s efforts to strengthen COPPA. […]
FPF & nasscom Webinar Series on India’s DPDPA 2023 (Part 2)
FPF and nasscom, India’s largest industry association for the IT-BPM sector, co-hosted a second webinar series (view the first series here) on January 29 with two panels focused on making consent under India’s new Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 (DPDPA) scalable. A key design feature of the DPDPA is its consent-centric approach. The […]
RECs Report: Towards a Continental Approach to Data Protection
On July 28, 2022, the African Union (AU) released its long-awaited African Union Data Policy Framework (DPF), which strives to advance the use of data for development and innovation, while safeguarding the interests of African countries. The DPF’s vision is to unlock the potential of data for the benefit of Africans, to “improve people’s lives, […]
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2023 Report
The seventh edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium, jointly co-organized by the Future of Privacy Forum and the Brussels Privacy Hub, took place at the U-Residence of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel campus on November 14, 2023. The Symposium presented a key opportunity for a global, interdisciplinary convening to discuss one of the most important topics facing Europe’s digital society […]
Overview of Contested Youth Privacy & Safety Provisions in Pending State Law Litigation
Since September 2022, eight U.S. states have enacted laws intended to address online youth privacy and safety. Six of these laws are currently subject to litigation, often on First Amendment grounds. In some cases, preliminary injunctions have already halted the laws from going into effect. These initial district court rulings provide a first look at […]
FPF Health & Wellness: Mapping the 2024 Health Privacy Landscape, A 2023 Retrospective
In 2023, health data privacy developments were nearly all related to the continuing development of privacy law responses to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and subsequent moves by states to bar access to certain reproductive health care services and to criminally prosecute individuals seeking access to that care. As reproductive health care remains in jeopardy […]
Immersive Tech Panel Series Insights
In 2023, FPF organized and hosted a virtual panel series asking: what is unique or new about immersive technologies? We discussed the intersection of these emerging technologies with key aspects of technology and privacy such as health and wellness, advertising, vehicles, education, AI, and youth privacy with subject matter experts in a series of panels. […]
Risk Framework for Body-Related Data in Immersive Technologies
Organizations building immersive technologies like extended reality and virtual worlds often rely on large amounts of data about individuals’ bodies and behaviors. While body-related data allows for new, positive applications in health, education, entertainment, and more, it can also raise privacy and safety risks. FPF’s Risk Framework for Body-Related Data in Immersive Technologies helps organizations seeking to […]
FPF & nasscom Webinar Series on India’s DPDPA 2023 (Part 1)
FPF and nasscom, India’s largest industry association for the IT-BPM sector, co-hosted a webinar on November 9 with two panels on the consent regime under India’s new Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 (DPDPA). The first panel focused on “Designing Notices & Requests for Meaningful Consent,” and included the following global experts: The second […]