Jordan Francis
@jordfran.bsky.social
Senior Policy Counsel @futureofprivacy.bsky.social | Nonresident Fellow cordellinstitute.wustl.edu | JD, UMN Law | CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP | Views expressed here are my own. Likes and reposts are not endorsements.
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.
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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.
The Florida Attorney General filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Florida Digital Bill of Rights. The prayer for relief includes civil penalties "up to $150,000 per violation," which is SIGNIFICANT.
Read the complain here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Read the complain here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Florida Attorney General filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Florida Digital Bill of Rights. The prayer for relief includes civil penalties "up to $150,000 per violation," which is SIGNIFICANT.
Read the complain here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Read the complain here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
The next CPPA board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 24.
⏩ The agenda includes discussion of and possible action on important ongoing rulemaking initiatives, including ADMT, risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, and the DROP requirements.
⏩ Agenda here: cppa.ca.gov/meetings/age...
⏩ The agenda includes discussion of and possible action on important ongoing rulemaking initiatives, including ADMT, risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, and the DROP requirements.
⏩ Agenda here: cppa.ca.gov/meetings/age...
July 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The next CPPA board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 24.
⏩ The agenda includes discussion of and possible action on important ongoing rulemaking initiatives, including ADMT, risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, and the DROP requirements.
⏩ Agenda here: cppa.ca.gov/meetings/age...
⏩ The agenda includes discussion of and possible action on important ongoing rulemaking initiatives, including ADMT, risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, and the DROP requirements.
⏩ Agenda here: cppa.ca.gov/meetings/age...
The Utah Consumer Privacy Act's phantom "data minimization" requirement (it appeared in a prior draft, was taken out, but the enacted law left it in the section header) is the state privacy legislation equivalent of a Paper Town. Here it is popping up in a recent North Carolina bill:
March 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Utah Consumer Privacy Act's phantom "data minimization" requirement (it appeared in a prior draft, was taken out, but the enacted law left it in the section header) is the state privacy legislation equivalent of a Paper Town. Here it is popping up in a recent North Carolina bill:
2025 is just around the corner and promises to be yet another action-packed year for state privacy law! Prepare for what’s coming by looking back at state privacy law in 2024 at next week's @abaesq.bsky.social Antitrust Law Section panel.
Register here: www.americanbar.org/events-cle/m...
Register here: www.americanbar.org/events-cle/m...
December 5, 2024 at 5:08 PM
2025 is just around the corner and promises to be yet another action-packed year for state privacy law! Prepare for what’s coming by looking back at state privacy law in 2024 at next week's @abaesq.bsky.social Antitrust Law Section panel.
Register here: www.americanbar.org/events-cle/m...
Register here: www.americanbar.org/events-cle/m...
Delighted to finally receive print copies of my article in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology!
November 1, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Delighted to finally receive print copies of my article in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology!
Yesterday the Rhode Island Senate passed S2500, the Rhode Island Data Transparency & Privacy Protection Act, by a vote of 36-1. The House companion bill, HB 7787, passed the House 70-1 earlier this week. Both bills are now in cross-chamber. Read it here: webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/Bil...
June 13, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Yesterday the Rhode Island Senate passed S2500, the Rhode Island Data Transparency & Privacy Protection Act, by a vote of 36-1. The House companion bill, HB 7787, passed the House 70-1 earlier this week. Both bills are now in cross-chamber. Read it here: webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/Bil...
For the past 5 months, I have been incredibly fortunate to be involved in organizing the 14th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) ceremony hosted by @futureofprivacy.bsky.social
Organizing this year's PPPM—which entailed everything from recruiting judges, 1/5
Organizing this year's PPPM—which entailed everything from recruiting judges, 1/5
March 27, 2024 at 3:22 PM
For the past 5 months, I have been incredibly fortunate to be involved in organizing the 14th Annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers (PPPM) ceremony hosted by @futureofprivacy.bsky.social
Organizing this year's PPPM—which entailed everything from recruiting judges, 1/5
Organizing this year's PPPM—which entailed everything from recruiting judges, 1/5
Breaking: The California Privacy Protection Agency has succeeded in getting the decision staying enforcement of the CPPA regulations overturned, meaning those regulations go into effect immediately instead of on March 29 as planned. appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/...
February 9, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Breaking: The California Privacy Protection Agency has succeeded in getting the decision staying enforcement of the CPPA regulations overturned, meaning those regulations go into effect immediately instead of on March 29 as planned. appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/...
Thrilled to be back in Minneapolis for a few days for the 2024 Midwest Legal Conference on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity. Looking forward to reconnecting with the Minnesota #privacy community!
February 8, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Thrilled to be back in Minneapolis for a few days for the 2024 Midwest Legal Conference on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity. Looking forward to reconnecting with the Minnesota #privacy community!
The California Privacy Protection Agency has released the agenda for their January 12 board meeting. Absent from the agenda is updated draft regulations on risk assessments or automated decisionmaking technology access and opt out rights.
December 31, 2023 at 2:26 AM
The California Privacy Protection Agency has released the agenda for their January 12 board meeting. Absent from the agenda is updated draft regulations on risk assessments or automated decisionmaking technology access and opt out rights.
If you're looking for a quick tech policy read over the holidays, this book is a 5/5.
December 25, 2023 at 8:44 PM
If you're looking for a quick tech policy read over the holidays, this book is a 5/5.
This slate of bills is a nice microcosm of current trends in privacy policy and legislation: comprehensive / cross-sector protection, biometrics, and youth privacy and online safety.
October 12, 2023 at 10:16 PM
This slate of bills is a nice microcosm of current trends in privacy policy and legislation: comprehensive / cross-sector protection, biometrics, and youth privacy and online safety.