When deciding to choose where to open its first regional office, the Future of Privacy Forum considered New York and Silicon Valley but decided to set up shop in a country that has quickly become a hot spot for privacy-related activity. The FPF recently launched the Israel Tech Policy Institute, a place where privacy professionals, lawyers and academics will work together to solve pressing privacy issues. IAPP Associate Editor Ryan Chiavetta, CIPP/US, spoke with FPF CEO Jules Polonetsky, CIPP/US, to discuss the goals of the institute, as well as why the organization chose Israel to set up shop.
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