Jordan Francis

Congratulations, Woody!

Finding good use for those alumni magazines I get, @wmcgeveran.bsky.social

I've entered the "makes collages about the rule of law" phase of my life, apparently

Representative Trahan's (D-MA) office has released a new report, "Privacy, Trust, and Effective Government: A Bipartisan Blueprint for Modernizing the Privacy Act."

trahan.house.gov/uploadedfile...

FTC Reminds Data Brokers of Their Obligations to Comply with PADFAA The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to 13 data brokers warning them of their responsibility to comply with the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (PADFAA).

prohibits data brokers from making Americans' personally identifiable sensitive data available to foreign adversary countries or entities controlled by foreign adversary countries.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/... (2/2)

The FTC announced that it sent warning letters to 13 data brokers reminding them of their responsibilities under the Protection Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFAA), which (1/2)

📜 Finally, outside of my work at FPF, I continue to pursue academic writing. The GW Journal of Law & Technology recently published the latest piece from me, @hartzog.bsky.social, and Neil Richards, "Privacy's Autonomy Thicket: Disentangling Choice, Consent, and Control." papers.ssrn.com/id=5835022

FPF Retrospective: U.S. Privacy Enforcement in 2025 The U.S. privacy law landscape continues to mature as new laws go into effect, cure periods expire, and regulators interpret the law through enforcement actions and guidance. State attorneys general a...

⏭️ This week FPF released a retrospective on U.S. Privacy Enforcement in 2025. We looked back at enforcement activity by state attorneys general and the FTC in the past year and highlighted notable trends: fpf.org/blog/fpf-ret...

Local chapter meetings | IAPP The IAPP is a policy neutral, not-for-profit association founded in 2000 with a mission to define, promote and improve the professions of privacy, AI governance and digital responsibility globally.

A little roundup of some professional news:

🟢 This year I am serving as the Young Privacy Professional for the Southern Wisconsin IAPP KnowledgeNet chapter. Our first event of the year is next Friday, February 13, where I will be hosting "I ❤️ Privacy" virtual trivia.
iapp.org/community/lo...

I move back to WI and suddenly the legislature's moving on their two comprehensive privacy bills, there's an Age-Appropriate Design Code introduced, an App Store Accountability Act introduced, and now a proposed privacy constitutional amendment?

Wisconsin Democrats propose constitutional amendment for privacy rights MADISON, Wis. — Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin are advancing legislation to amend the state constitution, seeking to establish an individual, fundamental right to privacy for all Wisconsinites.

A proposed constitutional amendment adding a right to privacy introduced in Wisconsin: www.channel3000.com/news/wiscons...

Interested in state constitutional rights to privacy? I recommend Tiffany Li's excellent article from last fall: georgialawreview.org/wp-content/u...

The panels are:
⏩ Quantifying Injuries and Benefits to Consumers (two panels on this)
⏩ Data Breaches, Impacts on Consumers, and Efforts to Minimize Injuries
⏩ The Costs and Benefits of Behavioral & Contextual Advertising
⏩ Measuring Consumer Preferences, Beliefs, and Decisions

Consumer Injuries and Benefits in the Data-Driven Economy The Workshop on Consumer Injuries and Benefits in the Data-Driven Economy will bring together economists, academics, and other experts to examine how the agency can better understand and measure co

The agenda is up for the FTC's February 26 workshop on "Consumer Injuries and Benefits in the Data-Driven Economy."

www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

FPF announced the winners of our annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards! 🏆 The #PPPM Awards recognize leading U.S. & international privacy scholarship. Learn more & save the date for the upcoming webinars.
fpf.org/press-releas...

✨We'll be posting more here on @bsky.app - follow for updates!

Happy Data Privacy Day! As always, a busy day for me and my colleagues ⬇️

Some of my personal favorite writing on this subject: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Age Verification Workshop The Age Verification Workshop will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including researchers, academics, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and government regulators, to disc

More details on the #AgeVerification FTC workshop next week. Not a *lot* of opposition to age verification generally, but at least some panelists will bring some well-needed nuance!

#Privacy #ArtificialIntelligence

Feeling the loss of WisEye today as I'm unable to make it to a hearing on less than 30 minutes notice

The Fiduciary in the Machine As AI shifts from tools to agents, fiduciary duty is tested. An analysis of agentic AI, professional services, and emerging legal frameworks.

Excellent article from Brenda Leong and Andrew Eichen on fiduciary duties and AI agents: www.zwillgen.com/artificial-i...

Five Big Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. Privacy and AI Landscape in 2026 For better or worse, the U.S. is heading into 2026 under a familiar backdrop: no comprehensive federal privacy law, plenty of federal rumblings, and state legislators showing no signs of slowing down....

What does 2026 hold for privacy and AI legislation? Check out this year's iteration of FPF's popular "Five Big Questions (and Zero Predictions)" blog post!

⏩ fpf.org/blog/five-bi...

Thrilled to share an updated version of my state privacy law report — Anatomy of a State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Charting The Legislative Landscape. Like last year's edition, this report provides an overview of the state comprehensive privacy laws and analysis of ongoing legislative trends.

The updated version reflects amendments to existing laws that were enacted this year.

Read the report here: fpf.org/wp-content/u...

Thrilled to share an updated version of my state privacy law report — Anatomy of a State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Charting The Legislative Landscape. Like last year's edition, this report provides an overview of the state comprehensive privacy laws and analysis of ongoing legislative trends.

Text here: www.gallego.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

For analysis on how this bill compares to similar frameworks in Washington and Connecticut, see this chart my team published back in January: fpf.org/wp-content/u...

Read the bill here: www.nysenate.gov/legislation/...

The New York Health Information Privacy Act (S929), a broad My Health My Data -like consumer health privacy bill, was delivered to the Governor yesterday. This bill may have slipped off folks' radar, as it has been 313 days since it passed the legislature. The sign/veto deadline is now active.

U.S. Policy Internships (Spring, Summer, and Fall) - Future of Privacy Forum The Future of Privacy Forum (“FPF”) is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologi...

For any students out there looking to get experience in #privacy #dataprotection #techpolicy, FPF is now accepting applications for Summer 2026 interns!

Details here: fpf.org/us-policy-in...

Delighted to share that I received a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) designation from the IAPP today! It feels like just yesterday I was studying for my first IAPP certification as a rising 3L.

Firefox expands fingerprint protections: advancing towards a more private web | The Mozilla Blog With Firefox 145, we’re rolling out major privacy upgrades that take on browser fingerprinting — a pervasive and hidden tracking technique that lets we

Mozilla announces new Firefox protections against fingerprinting ⬇️

blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/f...

New from me and David Stauss: A look back at what happened in state data privacy law in 2025. No new comprehensive laws; lots of rulemaking; increased enforcement activity; and more.

Read it here: iapp.org/news/a/retro...