Privacy vs. Security: Experts Debate Merits of Each in Tech-Rich World
Experts in law and national security took turns making a case for and against encryption and access to personal devices […]
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The Guardian view on digital giants: they farm us for the data
An astonishing project is under way to build a “digital time machine” that will show us in fine detail the […]
Will The Consent Collected Before GDPR Still Be Valid?
The “Guide on the Application of the European Personal Data Protection Regulation” published by the Italian DPA states, in the […]
Privacy as Antitrust Issue
During an antitrust conference at Oxford University, Andreas Mundt, president of Germany’s antitrust agency Bundeskartellamt, said he is deeply convinced privacy is a […]
Reasonable Retention Of Personal Information: The Compliance Advantage Of Risk-Based Polices And Procedures For Information Governance
A recent privacy breach case in Canada offers practical guidance for organizations anywhere to avoid the over-retention of personal data. […]
CIPL Issues Recommendations for Implementing Transparency, Consent and Legitimate Interest under the GDPR
Recently, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP issued a white paper on Recommendations for […]
D.P.O. guidance: clear as M.U.D?
The newly codified position of data protection officer (” DPO “) is creating sleepless nights for many of our clients. […]
CIPL Submits Comments to the Working Party’s Proposed GDPR DPIA Guidelines
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) at Hunton & Williams recently submitted formal comments to the Article 29 Working […]
Why Teens Need Privacy Online
Parents have nosed around in their kids’ lives ever since the invention of the telephone, but these days, technology has […]
Italian DPA’s adopts useful decision on legitimate interests
1 June 2017 The Italian data protection authority (‘Garante’) announced, on 25 May 2017, in its monthly newsletter, that it […]
Courts Are Using AI to Sentence Criminals. That Must Stop Now.
Algorithms pervade our lives today, from music recommendations to credit scores to now, bail and sentencing decisions. But there is […]
ENISA works together with European semiconductor industry on key cybersecurity areas
The EU Agency for Network and Information security (“ENISA”) together with industry recently published a common position on cybersecurity. Position reflects […]