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Nevada Expands Definition of Personal Information

Hunton Privacy

On May 13, 2015, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R-NV) signed into law A.B. 179 (the “Bill”), which expands the definition of “personal information” in the state’s data security law. The law takes effect on July 1, 2015. Under the Bill, personal information now includes: a “user name, unique identifier or electronic mail address in combination with a password, access code, or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account;”. a medical identification or health insuranc

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IT modernization that pays for itself, and more

CGI

IT modernization that pays for itself, and more. shobana.lv@cgi.com. Tue, 06/09/2015 - 08:27. Public sector organizations face continued challenges in funding new IT initiatives. Without the necessary funds to begin or sustain these projects, many organizations will continue to be constrained by the limits of their outdated systems in their efforts to improve citizen service, transparency, collaboration and decision making.

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DataGuidance Hosts Webinar on Brazil’s Draft Privacy Law

Hunton Privacy

On June 24, 2015, DataGuidance will host a complimentary webinar on Brazil: Towards Privacy Compliance. The panel of speakers includes Bojana Bellamy , President of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams; Esther Nunes, Partner of Pinheiro Neto Advogados; and Renato Leite Monteiro of Opice Blum, Bruno, Abrusio & Vainzof Advogados Associados.

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China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Published Rules Governing Use of Text Messaging

Hunton Privacy

On May 19, 2015, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology promulgated its Provisions on the Administration of Short Messaging Services (the “Provisions”), which will take effect on June 30, 2015. Prepared to combat improper texting practices, such as junk short messages, the Provisions were adopted under the July 2014 People’s Republic of China (“P.R.C.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Hunton Authors Bloomberg BNA Portfolio on Cybersecurity

Hunton Privacy

Hunton & Williams LLP’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group has written a portfolio for Bloomberg BNA on information security and data breach issues in the United States and globally. Cybersecurity and Data Breach offers a broad overview of relevant legal requirements in the United States, European Union and select countries around the world.

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Article 29 Working Party and APEC Agree on Work Plan to Simplify Dual Certification under APEC CBPRs and EU BCRs

Hunton Privacy

On May 29, 2015, Article 29 Working Party Chairwoman Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin sent a letter to APEC Data Privacy Subgroup (“DPS”) Chair Danie?le Chatelois, expressing the Working Party’s continued support for the collaboration between the two groups. In March 2014, the two groups released a joint “Referential” that maps the respective requirements of the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (“CBPR”) system and EU Binding Corporate Rules (“BCRs”).

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Article 29 Working Party Issues Updated Guidance on BCRs for Processors

Hunton Privacy

On May 22, 2015, the Article 29 Working Party published an update to its explanatory document regarding the use of Binding Corporate Rules (“BCRs”) by data processors (“WP204”). The original explanatory document was published on April 19, 2013 and identified two scenarios in which a non-EU processor, processing personal data received under BCRs, should notify the controller and the relevant data protection authorities (“DPAs”) in the event of a legally binding request for the personal data.