The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) promoted Daniel Hales to policy counsel for U.S. legislation, he announced in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. He previously served as a policy fellow at the advocacy organization.
Future of Privacy Forum promoted Jordan Francis to senior policy counsel from policy counsel, Francis announced in a LinkedIn post Friday.
Future of Privacy Forum Deputy Director Bailey Sanchez will leave the nonprofit Friday, she announced on LinkedIn. Sanchez said she's departing for another opportunity in the privacy space. Another FPF official, Keir Lamont, recently left the organization to join Meta (see 2508280008).
Keir Lamont has joined Meta as a privacy and data policy manager, he announced on LinkedIn Wednesday. He previously was senior director of U.S. legislation for the Future of Privacy Forum (see 2508040035). Tatiana Rice took over his old role on Aug. 11 (see 2508110028).
Tatiana Rice has become senior director of U.S. legislation at the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), she announced on LinkedIn Monday. Keir Lamont held the role previously (see 2508040035). Rice has had several roles at FPF, including policy counsel, senior counsel and director.
Keir Lamont is leaving the Future of Privacy Forum after serving nearly four years as senior director, he announced via LinkedIn on Monday. He gave no reason for his departure, which will occur later this week. Lamont said his next position will keep him "at the intersection of law, technology, and policy." Lamont's fortnightly newsletter, The Patchwork Dispatch, which summarized privacy legislation, regulation and enforcement, will end, he added.
New Jersey’s Office of Consumer Protection delayed until Sept. 2 the deadline to submit comments on draft rules for implementing the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA), according to the office’s website. The comments were previously due Aug. 1.
Arguing that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) does enough to protect consumers, national tech trade groups and California business associations opposed a revised location privacy bill now pending in the California Senate. In a Tuesday letter to the body’s Judiciary Committee, ahead of a scheduled July 15 hearing on AB-322 and many other bills, the groups said they opposed the measure unless it’s amended.
Connecticut will amend its privacy law again with what some lawyers say are significant changes. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) on Wednesday signed an omnibus (SB-1295) that contained the language of a bill (SB-1356) by Sen. James Maroney (D) updating the state’s 2022 privacy law (see 2506050004). Changes to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) will take effect July 1, 2026.
Amendments to Connecticut’s privacy law passed the legislature on Tuesday as part of a different bill that included other subjects. Changes to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act would take effect July 1, 2026, if the bill is signed by Gov. Ned Lamont (D).