Jules Polonetsky
@JulesPolonetsky
CEO @futureofprivacy, Wine column @WJWeek
Kiss Cam and Beyond: The Complexity of Privacy in Public Spaces Around the world, venues are using a range of technologies for security, entertainment, easier ticketing and access, audience metrics, fan photos and more. Cameras on cars are guiding navigation and recording…

California cookie wiretapping reform on the way? We will discuss Friday: Weekly #PrivacyChat linkedin.com/events/willcoo…
Security warning: Gmail users need to ignore any Google warnings within AI summaries — it’s not how Google issues user warnings. please take note: forbes.com/sites/zakdoffm…
Dont be too quick to mock seemingly odd science research as wasteful...
Study different. @CultivariumFRO
🚨 Join FPF CEO @JulesPolonetsky, FPF VP for Global Privacy @gabrielazanfir and FPF Policy Counsel @mariabadilloj for a discussion on the latest guidance from French and Brazilian data protection authorities on the use of generative AI. linkedin.com/events/7343386… #LinkedInLive
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. linkedin.com/events/datapro…
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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I can definitely help you with that! Here are 15 prominent X accounts in the privacy space that you may find insightful: 1. @EFF: The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which defends civil liberties in the digital world. 2. @JulesPolonetsky: CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum,…
Consumer Privacy Ombudsman appointed by bankruptcy trustee? what's that all about? Join me to discuss - linkedin.com/events/thepriv…
Will read this weekend. Will there be "independent agents, working for users? As real "agents"? You can run your own email server, but how many of us do?
Will AI agents be controlled by big tech companies? Or could they be controlled by users, safeguarding user autonomy and privacy? In a new position paper (accepted to ICML 2025), we outline the steps we need to take now to enable user-centric agents (w/@sethlazar, Noam Kolt)🧶
Anthropic showed some deeply sneaky dangerous capabilities of AI this week, a model with access to emails threatening to blackmail a developer. How much should we worry about this in real world (or not?) and what policy implications? My noon discussion with @random_walker…
Misalignment risks of AGI conflate power and capability On the flip side, AGI could be a turning point for AI's societal risks. Could it cause loss of control, massive societal harm, or even human extinction? Discussions of AGI risks conflate power — the ability to modify the…
What are the implications for law and technology of treating AI as "Normal Technology? Join me at noon ET today Fri 5/23 to discuss with @PrincetonCITP co-author Prof Arvind Narayanan - Live w Q/A linkedin.com/events/aias-no…
Join us for three upcoming #LinkedinLives! 💡5/16: Privacy & the Path of Least Resistance 🌏 5/22: Consent, Personal Data and AI: Key Updates Across APAC 🤖 5/23: A discussion with @PrincetonCITP Director @random_walker Sign up for this week’s below. linkedin.com/events/7327805…
Tonight, as Israel marks Yom Hazikaron — the annual Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror — please join me in remembering my son, Daniel Pearl, who was murdered by Islamic terrorists in Karachi Pakistan. I will light a candle in his memory as part of the Memorial…
#HIRING: FPF is looking for a new Senior Project Manager to support global privacy initiatives by coordinating programming across international offices, managing project timelines & event planning, and more! Apply here: fpf.org/senior-project…
Great Debates! Privacy vs Competition, how to Regulate AI (or not?)...Industry, Civil Society, Regulators....join us.
🚨 Early bird registration closes tonight for FPF's DC Privacy Forum! Join FPF on June 11th for panel discussions, debates, and lightning talks with key government, civil society, academic, and corporate privacy leaders. Register tonight by 11:59 PM ET! fpf.org/fpf-event/save…
Heads up! Ahead of next week's markup, civil society & security experts are sounding the alarm, urging changes to the TAKE IT DOWN Act. We're seriously concerned it threatens encryption. internetsociety.org/open-letters/f…
🚨 BREAKING: Hamas militias have killed 22-year-old Odai Naser Saadi, one of the leaders of the anti-Hamas protest movement in Gaza. He was kidnapped, tortured for four hours, and then executed. His body was dumped at the doorstep of his family’s home, with a chilling message:…
Lot's of people worried abut the 23andMe sale and Chapter 11. But what does the law say about what happens to your data? This has happened before (although not with so much genetic data!) Join me live to discuss at noon on my weekly PrivacyChat. linkedin.com/events/7310428…
We believe in the strength of what we’ve built and believe today's announcement will enable 23andMe to emerge a more financially stable organization. We remain open for business, and there are no changes to the way we store, manage or protect customer data. For more details,…
From the UK ICO, that is ..
Join us this Friday at 12 noon with FPF CEO @JulesPolonetsky for a #LinkedInLive on the brand new Anonymisation and Pseudonymisation guidance coming out tomorrow. linkedin.com/events/7310428…