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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · 2d

Just a few days away:
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Brussels Privacy Symposium 2025 - Future of Privacy Forum

We invite you to register for the ninth edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium, taking place at Les Ateliers des Tanneurs on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. This event is jointly presented by the Brussel...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · 10d

Call for papers! @futureofprivacy.bsky.social annual best privacy papers for policymakers program
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Privacy Papers for Policymakers Call for Papers

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) invites privacy scholars and authors with an interest in privacy issues to nominate finished papers for consideration for FPF’s annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Aug 26

Privacy job/AI job: Please take a look -

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Vice President of U.S. Policy

Vice President of U.S. Policy

FPF is seeking a senior tech policy expert with significant expertise in data protection and AI governance to lead its US policy workstreams. FPF is a global non-profit organization that convenes corp...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jul 24

Beyond Kiss Cam: The Complexity of Privacy in Public Spaces-Venues are using tech for security,audience metrics, fan photos & more. AI systems need real world data to train robots and smart glasses.
Noon ET this Friday #PrivacyChat Join me to discuss with some leading experts.
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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jul 22

Kiss Cam, what are the legal and privacy issues? Is it different in Europe? Join me to discuss, noon ET Friday #PrivacyChat
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Weekly Privacy Chat with FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky | LinkedIn

Kiss Cam - What are the Legal Issues? What about other stadium and venue tracking? Legitimate in Europe under GDPR?

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jul 20

I chatted with lead AI lawyer Keith Enright Friday on my weekly #PrivacyChat. www.linkedin.com/events/whate... Listen in here.

What Exactly Is An AI Lawyer? | LinkedIn

Does knowing how to use ChatGPT well, tracking AI legislation, and telling clients to be wary of the Shoggoth make you an AI lawyer? Not quite. Join me for a chat with one of the leading AI lawyers, G...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jul 1

how many AI state bills?
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Mythbusting the supposed "1,000+ AI state bills that would hobble innovation"

40% of the bills barely mention AI at all

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jun 24

Weekly Live #PrivacyChat Fri noon ET we will look at the latest guidance from French and Brazilian data protection authorities for use of generative AI.
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Data Protection Law As An AI Regulator | LinkedIn

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jun 23

Korea is the most rapidly aging society, US not far behind. AgeTech/AI will play some role in supporting the senior population, but seniors in Korea have more confidence in new tech, partially due to trust their data will not leak.
Important lessons for US
Working on it.

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jun 20

Bordeaux allows planting of 4 new red grape varieties,after years of restrictions permitting (for red) only Cabernet, Merlot,Cab Franc,Petit Verdot,Malbec & Carmenere. The impact of climate change forced change.
Lessons for re-opening GDPR? Let's discuss. Noon ET .
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Weekly Privacy Chat with FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky | LinkedIn

Privacy legislation is being considered seriously in Congress - what are some new ideas that are forward thinking that provide paths for innovation with safeguards? Priority for the Hill will be maint...

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Christina Ayiotis @christinaayiotis.bsky.social · Jun 11

#Governance for #Digital #Leadership & #Innovation “Path to US #PrivacyLegislation: Is #DataProtection Law the Real #AI #Regulator?”
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Keir Lamont @gabrielazanfir @PerkinsCoieLLP Meredith Halama @SIIA Paul Lekas #PrivateRightOfAction

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jun 18

Privacy legislation is being considered seriously in Congress - what are some new ideas that are *forward thinking* that provide paths for innovation with safeguards?

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Weekly Privacy Chat with FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky | LinkedIn

Privacy legislation is being considered seriously in Congress - what are some new ideas that are forward thinking that provide paths for innovation with safeguards? Priority for the Hill will be maint...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · May 20

What are the policy implications of viewing AI as 'Normal Technology"?
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AI As "Normal Technology"? | LinkedIn

Princeton Professor Arvind Narayanan, author of AI Snake Oil, is definitely not a skeptic about the extraordinary capabilities of AI, despite the title of his book. He clearly discusses the vast benef...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Apr 28

spam fraud beware

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Feb 14

Weekly Privacy Chat: Video Here: www.linkedin.com/events/weekl...

Weekly Privacy Chat | LinkedIn

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Feb 7

Join me tomorrow.
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State AI Legislation: Key Bills & Trends | LinkedIn

Hundreds of state AI bills have been introduced, but which are the ones to follow? How do the leading bills differ and what are the key areas of debate? How are state legislators thinking about U.S. A...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hear state legislators discuss leading state AI bills with industry, civil society, trades and free market think tank experts.

State legislators get that AI is critical to innovation and they want to ensure responsible practices, help them learn and improve their bills.

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Public Feedback Sessions for Multi-State AI Policy Working Group - Future of Privacy Forum

Please join the Multistate AI Policymaker Working Group on January 27th for a public feedback session on two draft AI bills. Public Feedback Session 1 - 10:00am - 12:00pm ET Click here to view the liv...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jan 19

I think ux providing awareness certain data, say location, is being transferred off vehicle, I want in vehicle. ability to delete contacts, history etc, I want in vehicle. but more complicated and nuanced options I want on web or app

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jan 17

exactly right

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Amie Stepanovich @amiest.bsky.social · Jan 10

Wondering where the US may go on AI legislation this year?
So is everyone else. Here is @julespolonetsky.bsky.social on the different paths we may take, and how state legislators are doing their homework on the topic www.techpolicy.press/2025-may-be-...

2025 May be the Year of AI Legislation: Will We See Consensus Rules or a Patchwork? | TechPolicy.Press

Future of Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky notes shared perspectives on artificial intelligence FPF has observed in working with state lawmakers.

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Jan 1

Be grateful when you have free airport wifi ..

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Dec 20

Always read Arvind

Arvind Narayanan @randomwalker.bsky.social · Dec 19

New AI Snake Oil essay: Last month the AI industry's narrative suddenly flipped — model scaling is dead, but "inference scaling" is taking over. This has left people outside AI confused. What changed? Is AI capability progress slowing? We look at the evidence. 🧵 www.aisnakeoil.com/p/is-ai-prog...

Declaring the death of model scaling is premature.

Regardless of whether model scaling will continue, industry leaders’ flip flopping on this issue shows the folly of trusting their forecasts. They are not significantly better informed than the rest of us, and their narratives are heavily influenced by their vested interests.

Inference scaling is real, and there is a lot of low-hanging fruit, which could lead to rapid capability increases in the short term. But in general, capability improvements from inference scaling will likely be both unpredictable and unevenly distributed among domains.

The connection between capability improvements and AI’s social or economic impacts is extremely weak. The bottlenecks for impact are the pace of product development and the rate of adoption, not AI capabilities.

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Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna @gzf.bsky.social · Dec 18

In a landmark judgment last year, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized an autonomous right to informational self-determination. You can read a summary & analysis of the case in this guest blog on FPF.org by Jonathan Mendoza and Nelson Remolina:

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In a Landmark Judgment, The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Recognized an Autonomous Right to Informational Self-Determination - Future of Privacy Forum

The following is a guest post to the FPF blog by Jonathan Mendoza Iserte, Secretary of Personal Data Protection at Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Transparencia y Acceso a la Información y Protección d...

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Dec 18

Quite a well done report, bipartisan, thoughtful about risks, benefits, nuanced on state legislation. thehill.com/policy/techn...

House task force releases sweeping end-of-year report on AI

The House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released its sweeping end-of-year report Tuesday, laying out a roadmap for Congress as it crafts policy surrounding the advancing technology. &n…

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Jules Polonetsky @julespolonetsky.bsky.social · Dec 18

I see.. indeed an excellent word.

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