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CNIL Publishes Initial Assessment on Blockchain and GDPR

Hunton Privacy

Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) published its initial assessment of the compatibility of blockchain technology with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and proposed concrete solutions for organizations wishing to use blockchain technology when implementing data processing activities.

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FRANCE: CNIL publishes initial analysis on Blockchain and GDPR

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The French Data Protection Supervisory Authority (the CNIL) has recently published its initial thoughts on this topic, providing some responses and practical recommendations on how the usage of a blockchain may be compatible with GDPR and more generally Data Protection Law, taking into account the “constraints” imposed by such technology. .

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6 Motivators Every Job Seeker Must Consider

Information Governance Perspectives

As you plan the next exciting chapter of your life, you may be considering a career in a technology field like AI, Big Data, Blockchain, or the Internet of Things. So, before you walk a virtual mile in the shoes of innovative business leaders profiled in a book like Tomorrow’s Jobs Today , practice this simple exercise first.

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How to Prepare for the Metaverse

AIIM

From the Australian Open offering fans art ball NFTs with real-time match data to JPMorgan Chase’s tiger-friendly lounge in the blockchain-based world Decentraland, metaverse events are exploding into 2022 as powerful new weapons to engage with people. Disney even tapped a new executive, Mike White, to lead its foray into the metaverse.

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The Orion blockchain database: Empowering multi-party data governance

IBM Big Data Hub

Blockchain databases were designed to enhance trust in centralized ecosystems by incorporating tamper-evidence features into traditional databases. However, existing blockchain databases lack efficient tools for multiple parties to control shared data on the ledger.

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First SEC Enforcement Action Against Decentralized Digital Asset Exchange Echoes Recent Public Statements

Data Matters

Smart contracts are self-executing software code that can be deployed and run on a blockchain. In both EtherDelta and TokenLot, the SEC referenced unregistered activities involving blockchain tokens that “included securities,” without specifying which digital assets constituted securities.

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Rock the Blockchain: Thales and DigiCert Secure the Data

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Rock the Blockchain: Thales and DigiCert Secure the Data. It’s not hard to understand why companies are exercising diligence when selecting a data protection solution. Blockchain is an open, distributed ledger technology that records transactions safely, permanently, and very efficiently. Thu, 09/16/2021 - 05:31.