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French Government Secures “Right to Be Forgotten” on the Internet

Hunton Privacy

The main objectives of the initiative were to: (1) educate Internet users about their exposure to privacy risks on the Internet; (2) encourage professionals to adopt codes of good practice and to develop privacy-enhancing tools; and (3) foster data protection and the right to be forgotten at both the national and EU level.

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Quality Control, Making Sure the Numbers Add Up: eDiscovery Throwback Thursdays

eDiscovery Daily

Our seven-custodian example might be a bit light for the amount of email we get today, but it’s still a relevant exercise. The relevant time period for the case is January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011. Let’s walk through a scenario to show how the files collected are accounted for during the discovery process.

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Malaysian Data Protection Law Takes Effect

Hunton Privacy

On November 14, 2013, the Minister of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (the “Minister”) announced that Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the “Act”) would be going into effect as of November 15, marking the end of years of postponements. The Act imposes criminal penalties for violations.

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FTC Consumer Protection Head Shares New Vision for Consumer Privacy

Hunton Privacy

David Vladeck, the head of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, shared his vision for consumer privacy protection with an audience at the IAPP’s Privacy Academy on September 30, 2010. Consumer and business education. Consumers should better understand Internet tracking and choice options.

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The Number of Pages (Documents) in Each Gigabyte Can Vary Widely: eDiscovery Throwback Thursdays

eDiscovery Daily

Regardless, the exercise below illustrates just how widely the number of pages (or documents) can vary within a single GB. our CloudNine Explore platform. This is why Early Data Assessment tools have become more important as they can provide that document count quickly that lead to more accurate estimates.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

The biggest changes since our debates on the Data Protection Act 1998, or even the early stages of the GDPR, which I was involved in as a Minister at the MoJ from 2010 to 2013, is that the threat to civil liberties and personal freedoms now comes not only from agencies of the state but from corporate power as well.

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

OCIE will continue to examine municipal advisors (including broker-dealers and RIAs dually registered as municipal advisors) for compliance with registration, professional qualification and continuing education requirements. Additional Focus Areas Specific to Broker-Dealers. Market Integrity.

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