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German DPA Fines Data Controller for Inadequate Data Processing Agreement

Hunton Privacy

On August 20, 2015, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) issued a press release stating that it imposed a significant fine on a data controller for failing to adequately specify the security controls protecting personal data in a data processing agreement with a data processor. The DPA stated in the press release that the data processing agreement did not contain sufficient information regarding the technical and organizational measures to protect the personal data.

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EU-US Data Flows: Bridging the Cultural Divide?

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

After four years of negotiations, the EU and US have reached an agreement that will protect EU citizens’ personal data […].

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Changes to Policy Responsibility for the UK ICO

Hunton Privacy

On September 17, 2015, Prime Minister David Cameron issued a Written Ministerial Statement , announcing that policy responsibility for data protection issues and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) will both be transferred from the Ministry of Justice (the “MoJ”) to the Department for Culture, Media & Sport , (the “DCMS”) with the changes taking effect on the same date.

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ICO to Investigate Data Sharing for Marketing by UK Charities

Hunton Privacy

On September 2, 2015, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) announced an investigation into the data sharing practices of charities in the United Kingdom. The announcement follows the publication of an article in a UK newspaper highlighting the plight of Samuel Rae, an elderly man suffering from dementia. In 1994, Rae completed a survey, which resulted in a charity collecting his personal data.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.