WPF is delighted to announce that WPF’s Executive Director Pam Dixon is co-chairing the American Bar Association’s National Consumer Protection Conference with Chris Olsen, formerly in the FTC’s Consumer Protection Bureau and now a partner at Wilson Sonsini. The conference will be hosted in San Diego 8-9 February, at the Westgate Hotel. Conference registration and

The World Privacy Forum (WPF) submitted comments on an important Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes modifications of the protection requirements for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records. Currently, health records regarding treatment for Substance Use Disorders receive special protections under what is called Part 2 regulations, or,  42 CFR Part 2. The changes proposed

Thank you Chair and Commissioners. The profusion of health apps, websites and digital tools that provide consumers with assistance and insights about their health is a positive development. However, it has come at the cost of increasing privacy risks. One of these risks is that consumers are confused about when and where federal health privacy protections apply to their health information.

Today members of the CSISAC Steering Committee attending the OECD Ministerial in Gran Canaria, Spain released a statement regarding the new OECD Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data Held by Private Sector Entities.  WPF Executive Director is on site in Gran Canaria and made a formal statement to the ministers during the adoption meeting

13 December, 2022 Gran Canarias, Spain The World Privacy Forum and the Argentina-based Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) today launched the first report in a project on the Twin Transition, green and digital. WPF Executive Director Pam Dixon will present the report, which is global in scope, to at the OECD Ministerial meeting today