All Data Privacy articles – Page 35
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ResourceThe coming wave of data privacy compliance challenges
Establishing an effective and compliant data privacy plan isn’t easy considering insufficient U.S. regulation, flaws with the EU’s GDPR, and Big Data feeding the beast.
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ArticleGDPR, Brexit keep compliance on its toes
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and Britain’s upcoming divorce from the European Union both have a tremendous impact on European compliance, but strategizing solutions around either one has proven to be difficult due to a lack of guidance and, in the case of Brexit, just plain chaos.
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ArticleRegulators raise problem of AI in decision making and accountability
Are companies transferring too much decision-making power to machines? That’s the opinion of EU data regulators, who say companies should “think seriously” about telling investors and stakeholders automatons are now in charge of their data.
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Article‘No-deal’ Brexit risks U.K. and EU data transfer problems
In the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, EU data commissioners are warning of data transfer restrictions between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which will be treated as a third country.
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ArticleCompliance is feeling GDPR’s growing pains
Six months after its enactment, the EU’s data privacy regulation still hasn’t provided the clarity many were looking for … and it might not come for a while yet.
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ArticlePrivacy advocate Schrems foresees lax enforcement of GDPR
Speaking at the recent Compliance Week Europe conference in Amsterdam, leading privacy campaigner Max Schrems cast doubt on whether the newly enacted GDPR would have any teeth.
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ArticleCounterpoint: States should steer data privacy law
Common Sense Media Founder and CEO James Steyer lays out the three key reasons why individual state privacy laws would trump a federal mandate.
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ArticleThree unintended consequences of data privacy rules
Some will argue a strict data privacy regime will have a negative effect on growing companies, create conflicting requirements in other instances, and potentially cause impediments to corporate investigations. We explore all three.
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ArticlePoint: Protecting privacy should be federal government’s job
Cameron F. Kerry, senior counsel at Sidley Austin, explains how a federal data privacy law could represent a win for business, privacy advocates, and consumers.
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ArticleWhat federal data privacy legislation might look like, and how you can prepare
Components from preexisting privacy laws are likely to compose a significant portion of the parameters into which a federal privacy mandate would fit, writes our guest columnist.
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A view from beyond the tech giants
Organizations in sectors outside of technology are voicing their opinions on what a data privacy regulation should entail.
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ArticleFAQ: Understanding U.S. privacy protections in place and under consideration
The following is a look at some of the many questions companies may have as debates continue over national and state laws and regulations pertaining to data privacy protections.
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ArticleTech companies push for national privacy framework
Commonalities among tech companies, when it comes to U.S. data privacy legislation, include a single-standard approach, elevating the FTC, and mandating a risk-based methodology.
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ArticleElements of a best-in-class data privacy program
Struggling to keep up with privacy regs? Stop the guesswork and follow these best practices for thinking strategically about how privacy practices fit into the overall business strategy.
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ArticleSpecial report: Data privacy
International and domestic legislators and regulators threaten an end of the self-regulation of consumer data.
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EU regulator pushes for global consensus on data ethics
European Data Protection Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli trumpeted the urgent need for a worldwide data ethics accord at a recent conference, warning that the rapid advance in global digital technologies mandates a global consensus on privacy.
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U.K. data regulator slaps Facebook with maximum fine
Facebook has been hit with a £500,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office for serious breaches of data protection rules stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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Apple CEO pushes for U.S.-style GDPR, bashes those who ‘put profits over privacy’
Apple CEO Tim Cook voiced his support for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and advocated for a similar U.S. mandate based on four “essential rights.”
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ArticleA wake-up call in cyber supply-chain risk
Recent reports of a massive cyber-supply chain attack by Chinese spies on several U.S. companies’ servers have companies stressing about their own supply chain vulnerabilities.
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ArticleHeathrow Airport operator fined for data breach
The U.K.’s biggest airport operator has been fined £120,000 after an unencrypted USB memory stick that reportedly contained security details about the Queen’s travel plans was found by a member of the public on a busy London street.