Annual Recognition of Privacy Papers with Notable Impact to Be Granted at Our Website's 15th Privacy Papers for Policymakers Ceremony
The 15th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award, hosted by the global non-profit organization Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), was held on March 12, 2025, at their offices in Washington, D.C. However, a search for the winners of this prestigious event did not yield any direct results, as other privacy- and AI-related awards were mentioned instead.
FPF is a renowned organization that brings together academics, civil society, government officials, and industry to evaluate the societal, policy, and legal implications of data use. They identify the risks and develop appropriate protections, with a firm belief that technology and data can benefit society and improve lives if the right laws, policies, and rules are in place.
This year's event saw six winning papers, two honorable mentions, one student submission, and a student honorable mention being selected by a diverse group of leading academics, advocates, and industry privacy professionals from FPF's Advisory Board. The winning papers covered various topics such as authoritarian privacy, the clash between scraping and privacy, the reflective property of AI ethics, the Overton Window and privacy enforcement, personhood credentials, navigating demographic measurement for fairness and equity, and more.
The winning paper for the Student Paper Award was titled Data Subjects' Reactions to Exercising Their Right of Access, authored by Arthur Borem, Elleen Pan, Olufunmilola Obielodan, Aurelie Roubinowitz, Luca Dovichi, Blase Ur (University of Chicago), and Michelle L. Mazurek (University of Maryland). On the other hand, the A Student Paper Honorable Mention was given to Artificial Intelligence is like a Perpetual Stew, authored by Nathan Reitinger from the University of Maryland - Department of Computer Science.
Honorable mentions were also given to "The Law of AI for Good" by Orly Lobel and "Aligning Algorithmic Risk Assessment Values with Criminal Justice Values" by Dennis D. Hirsch, Angie Westover-Munoz, Christopher B. Yaluma, and Jared Ott.
The authors of the winning papers will have the opportunity to showcase their work at a ceremony on March 12, 2025, in conversations with discussants including James Cooper, Jennifer Huddleston, and Brenda Leong. The event was free and open to the public.
For more information about FPF and their work, visit their website. FPF has offices in Washington D.C., Brussels, and at an address that can be found on their website. The organization continues to be at the forefront of global policy conversations, with data protection and artificial intelligence regulations playing a significant role in their discussions.
- The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global non-profit organization, focuses on the societal, policy, and legal implications of data use, identifying risks and developing protections for technology and data-and-cloud-computing.
- This year's Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award saw various topics being covered in winning papers, such as authoritarian privacy and the ethical reflective properties of AI.
- One of the winning papers, titled "Data Subjects' Reactions to Exercising Their Right of Access," was authored by a team from the University of Chicago and University of Maryland.
- The event, free and open to the public, provides the authors of winning papers an opportunity to showcase their work in discussions with industry professionals.
- The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) continues to lead global policy conversations, particularly those revolving around data protection and artificial intelligence regulations.
- The selected winning papers and honorable mentions centered around ethical issues in technology, data privacy, and AI, highlighting the importance of policy discussions in these areas.
