Thinking about what “fairness” will mean to the Khan FTC, how to implement new guidance in California, or even what comes next on European data transfers.  We want to know what you are thinking about.  Join us this Thursday and let us know. Time and link is below.   Please join the call on Thursday,…

This August is not the quiet month it usually is. FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter published a taxonomy for algorithmic harms entitled “Algorithms and Economic Justice:  A Taxonomy of Harms and a Path Forward for the Federal Trade Commission” that is very thoughtful.  It links to the themes in the IAF’s model legislation and the IAF's “The Risk of…

The Thursday chat has moved to Wednesday this week in respect for Jewish colleagues, and there is much to the discuss.  This is Personal Data Protection Week in Singapore, and as part of that celebration there will be a seminar on the 16th on “Exploring Trends: From ‘Consent-Centric’ Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy…

The data protection world is never dull.  The EDPB has found South Korea generally equivalent as it issued its opinion on the Commission adequacy finding.  Quebec’s new law has an adequacy provision as well.  Will Quebec follow Brussel’s direction on finding South Korea adequate?   Standard Contractual Clauses went into effect this week.  Aren’t we glad…

October 7 Policy Call Agenda   What Doors have been Opened by the UK Data Reform Consultation? IAF Policy Call.   The Consultation by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport on reforms to the UK’s data protection regime raises issues that are fundamental to future global data governance.  The IAF staff will…

Getting ready for my move to California, I was reviewing old papers to recycle or pack.  The binder for the first CIPL retreat was top of the pile. The document in the first divider is entitled “Contentious Issues That Business Needs To Resolve Before Legislative Reform May Take Place.”  This document was dated July 2006.    Business…

It's time to regather and share an update on the accountability operations project - The Road to Operational Accountability. The primary focus of the meeting we will explore what the IAF means by "knowledge creation" (aka, thinking with data"), its purposes and examples. Please see pages 1 and 2 of the revised project deck (attached).   Thanks,…

Thursday is our IAF Chat.  Last week the IAPP met in person in San Diego, and the Global Privacy Assembly met virtually with the hub in Mexico City​ and next year is slated to meet in Turkey.  Resource limitations were a major issue ​touched on in San Diego as well as Mexico City.  Ethics, bias, and AI assessments were all bundled together.  Also…

At a recent IAF board meeting, we discussed that regulator and policymaker rhetoric is focused on surveillance capitalism, but member companies are focused on data transfers and vendor management.  This organizational dilemma was highlighted during a recent conversation with a privacy manager at a large vendor whose struggle to keep up with regulatory guidance puts clients at compliance risk.  This Thursday is Veterans Day…