Challenges and Opportunities in Organizational Collaboration on Privacy and Cybersecurity
Increasingly, organizations that handle personal data need privacy and cybersecurity teams to collaborate. Collaborative projects often involve shared questions regarding technologies, business practices, and legal compliance. FPF’s Expert Group on Privacy and Cybersecurity has launched a new project to better understand these trends. As an initial step, we surveyed privacy and cybersecurity experts across organizations […]
FPF Submits Comments to the D.C. Council Committee on Health on the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2024 & the Role of Consent
As the D.C. Council considers the important issue of safeguarding health data, FPF writes with feedback on the role of consent in the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2024 (“CHIPPA”). We commend the D.C. Council’s efforts to advance individual health data privacy rights and protections. CHIPPA is closely modeled on Washington State’s My […]
The Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group
The Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group (MAP-WG) is a bipartisan assembly of over 200 state lawmakers from more than 45 states, brought together by the Future of Privacy Forum. The Group’s primary aim is to foster a shared understanding of emerging technologies and related policy issues. FPF convenes and provides an administrative platform for the […]
Comment Submitted To The FCC On AI Call Detecting, Alerting, And Blocking Technologies
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC, or Commission) Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on technologies that can alert consumers that they may be interacting with an AI-generated call based on real-time phone call content analysis.
Regulatory Strategies of Data Protection Authorities in the Asia-Pacific Region: 2024, and Beyond
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has emerged as a dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape for data protection regulation. As digital economies flourish and cross-border data flows intensify, data protection authorities (DPAs) across the region are grappling with complex challenges posed by technological advancements, changing business practices, and evolving societal expectations regarding privacy. This Report provides a […]
Nothing to Hide: Tools for Talking (and Listening) About Data Privacy for Integrated Data Systems
This toolkit provides IDS stakeholders with the necessary tools to support and lead privacy-sensitive, inclusive engagement efforts. A narrative step-by-step guide to IDS communication and engagement is supplemented with action-oriented appendices, including worksheets, checklists, exercises, and additional resources, available below. READ FULL REPORT DOWNLOAD HANDOUTS Appendix B – Communications Talking Points and Exercises Appendix C […]
Data Clean Rooms: A Taxonomy & Technical Primer Discussion Draft
Data clean rooms are an increasingly discussed tool in industry, utilized in advertising and marketing, health care, and academic research, as well as for regulatory compliance. Leading thinkers have already started to analyze the capabilities of data clean rooms, including the challenges that they could address, as well as the challenges that their use may […]
Updated FPF Infographic Explores Data in Connected Vehicles
Today, The Future of Privacy Forum is launching the Data and the Connected Vehicle Infographic 2.0, including new updates to account for the types of data associated with connected vehicles, features in and outside of the vehicle, and data handlers who receive and process data. Lawmakers, manufacturers, privacy professionals, and consumers are actively engaged in work to examine and respond […]
FPF Submits Comments to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s (OPC) Exploratory Consultation on Privacy and Age Assurance
FPF submitted comments to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) regarding their age assurance exploratory consultation. In general, FPF considers the OPC is appropriately approaching age assurance in a nuanced, informed, and balanced way, especially by highlighting in its preliminary positions: the privacy risks associated to age assurance systems, that age assurance […]
Comments Submitted to the FCC on Disclosure and Transparency of AI-Generated Content in Political Advertisements
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) submitted comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC, or Commission) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate content for political advertisements.