Join host Maxwell McGee as he invites Daniel Berrick to talk about the world of digital privacy and how it applies to XR technology. Maxwell and Daniel also discuss what users can do to protect themselves from their digital footprint being taken advantage of, what organizations do with information and what kind of information is sought after.
FPF's immersive technology work (highlights)
FPF has worked on immersive technology privacy issues since 2021. That year, we released two white papers on XR technologies and brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), analyzing their use cases and associated privacy law issues, policy challenges, and possible solutions. We also did a blog series on BCIs at the beginning of 2022.
Last year, FPF released an infographic, "Understanding Extended Reality Technology & Data Flows," which visualizes XR data flows work by exploring several use cases that XR technologies may support. The infographic is accompanied by two blog posts. The first gives an overview of the technology, while the second analyzes the associated privacy risks and mitigation strategies.
The organization officially launched the Immersive Technologies Working Group in September 2022. We have held monthly calls on a wide variety of topics, from the risk of manipulation by generative AI "agents" in immersive, virtual worlds, to the potential implications of the Washington My Health My Data Act (MHMD) for immersive technologies, to how to provide notice to bystanders about AR activities.
We provide monthly briefings to our members about the latest policy, legal and technological developments that impact immersive technologies. For example, we have assessed how the Kids' Online Safety Act (KOSA) bill, Connecticut's SB 3, and U.S. state social media laws may impact immersive technologies.
Our most recent publication is an analysis of how U.S. state biometric laws could impact XR functions, such as eye tracking, voice analysis, and face detection.
Daniel bio
Daniel Berrick is a Policy Counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum. His work involves analyzing complex consumer and commercial privacy law and policy issues, including sector- and technology-specific areas such as immersive technologies, open banking, and biometrics. In this role, Daniel collaborates with industry, peers and the wider privacy community to identify and develop best practices for data privacy. He received his JD from Duke University School of Law (cum laude), and his BA (magna cum laude) from Hamilton College. Daniel obtained CIPP/US and CIPP/E certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in recognition of his knowledge of U.S. and EU privacy law.