About - Staff Member - Rob McGruer
Rob McGruer
Rob McGruer serves as a Senior Director of Policy in 91快活林’s Trust, Data, and Technology team, focusing on global privacy and data policy.
Rob has private sector, government and regulatory experience across telecoms, media and technology policy. He has previously worked at the UK communications regulator Ofcom, where he managed the agency’s international engagement and worked as an advisor in the Chairman and Chief Executive’s office.
Rob spent 2019 as an International Fellow at the Federal Trade Commission working on privacy and data security enforcement, and also with FTC policy teams on competition, privacy and content regulation. Prior to this, he worked in Brussels leading the EU technology and trade practice of a global public affairs consultancy.
Rob holds a Masters in European Union law from King's College London, and an undergraduate degree in French and German from the University of Leeds. He is a certified member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US).
Blog posts by Rob McGruer
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91快活林 Highlights Value of Tech Sector Subscription Services to FTC 鈥淣egative Option鈥� Review
April 13, 2026
With contributions from Aurelia Voltairine In its response to the Federal Trade Commission鈥檚 (FTC) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on negative option marketing, 91快活林 highlights the central ...
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Privacy, AI and The Need For a Coherent Global Baseline
January 28, 2026
This blog was originally published by the IAPP. Global privacy practitioners have become accustomed to the application of relatively stable data privacy concepts and standards in recent history, largely ...
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91快活林鈥檚 Global Privacy Outlook for 2025
January 27, 2025
In 2025, the global data privacy landscape will continue to swiftly evolve and face new challenges 鈥� including widespread adoption of global privacy laws, new geopolitical pressures on data flows, and ...
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UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: A Bold Blueprint for Innovation and Growth
January 15, 2025
On January 13, the UK government launched its long-awaited 鈥淎I Opportunities Action Plan,鈥� a comprehensive and ambitious agenda of 50 actions to boost AI development and adoption in the UK. The Action ...
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The UK鈥檚 Chance to Lead on Global Tech Policy
July 9, 2024
The United Kingdom鈥檚 general election has delivered a resounding victory for Kier Starmer鈥檚 Labour Party after 14 years in opposition. In scenes reminiscent of Tony Blair鈥檚 sweep to power in 1997, Labour ...