FPF Announces Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award Winners

FPF Announces 13th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award Winners

FPF has announced the winners of our 13th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards. This annual award recognizes leading privacy research and analytical work relevant to policymakers in the United States Congress, at United States federal agencies, and for data protection authorities internationally.

We are pleased to announce that Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya of the Federal Trade Commission will be this year's opening keynote speaker at FPF's event at the US Senate to discuss the papers with the authors and leading policymakers. Also participating is Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter who will discuss her winning paper, as well as Senior Advisor to the FTC Chair, Olivier Sylvain.

You can join us on Thursday, February 16, from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM ET in the Hart Senate Office Building, 120 Constitution Ave NE, SH-902, Washington, D.C. 20002. This event will take place in-person only. 

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The event is free and open to the general public.

Please register as soon as possible, as space is limited.

2022 Winning Academic Papers

• Dismantling the “Black Opticon”: Privacy, Race, Equity, and Online Data-Protection Reform  presented by Anita L. Allen, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Discussant: Olivier Sylvain, Senior Advisor, Federal Trade Commission
•  Privacy and/or Trade  presented by Anupam Chander, Georgetown University Law Center. Discussant: Neil Chilson, Senior Research Fellow, Technology and Innovation, Stand Together
• Reproductive Health Care Data Free or For Sale: Post-Roe Surveillance and the 'Three Corners' of Privacy Legislation Needed presented by Eunice Park, Western State College of Law. Discussant: Amanda Newman, Domestic Policy, US House of Representatives, Office of Congresswoman Jacobs
• Understanding the Challenges Data Protection Regulators Face: A Global Struggle Towards Implementation, Independence, & Enforcement  presented by Pawel Popiel, University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication, and Laura Schwartz-Henderson, Internews. Discussant: Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, Vice President Global Privacy, Future of Privacy Forum
• Algorithms and Economic Justice: A Taxonomy of Harms and a Path Forward for the FTC  presented by Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Federal Trade Commission. Discussant: Maneesha Mithal, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Punitive Surveillance presented by Kate Weisburd, George Washington University Law School. Discussant: Chaz Arnett, Associate Professor, University of Maryland Carey School of Law

 Please visit our event page  for additional information.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Events Team at rsvp@fpf.org.