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We Have Yet to Clothe Ourselves In Data. We Will.

John Battelle's Searchblog

'The post We Have Yet to Clothe Ourselves In Data. We Will. appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. We are all accustomed to the idea of software “Preferences” – that part of the program where you can personalize how a particular application looks, feels, and works. Nearly every application that matters to me on my computer – Word, Keynote, Garage Band, etc. – have preferences and settings.

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German DPAs Issue Guidelines on CCTV Use

Hunton Privacy

On March 10, 2014, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information and all 16 German state data protection authorities responsible for the private sector issued guidelines on the use of closed-circuit television (“CCTV”) by private companies. The guidelines provide information regarding the conditions under which CCTV may be used and outline the requirements for legal compliance.

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Progress on EU data privacy reform: “irreversible”

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Today, the European Parliament voted through the new EU Data Protection reform package (621 in favour of the new Regulation […].

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Else 3.10.13: Satoshi, Snowden, Google, And The Meaning of it All

John Battelle's Searchblog

'The post Else 3.10.13: Satoshi, Snowden, Google, And The Meaning of it All appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. The past week spun with controversy and breaking news around many of our society’s most interesting conversations: The elusive founder of bitcoin was identified, or perhaps not, Edward Snowden popped up at SXSW (by video, of course) and submitted testimony to the EU, the Aereo case is on its way to the Supreme Court (and launched in Austin at SXSW, of course), and

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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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FTC Acts on Several Industry COPPA Proposals

Hunton Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission recently acted on three industry proposals in accordance with the new Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule”) that came into effect July 1, 2013. Specifically, the FTC determined that it was unnecessary to rule on a proposed parental consent mechanism, approved a proposed “safe harbor” program and is seeking public comment on a separate proposed “safe harbor” program.

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European Parliament Adopts Draft General Data Protection Regulation; Calls for Suspension of Safe Harbor

Hunton Privacy

On March 12, 2014, the European Parliament formally adopted the compromise text of the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “Regulation”). The text now adopted by the Parliament is unchanged and had already been approved by the Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in October of last year. The Parliament voted with 621 votes in favor, 10 against and 22 abstentions for the Regulation.

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Former FTC Counsel Markus Heyder Joins Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton

Hunton Privacy

The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP (the “Centre”) announces Markus B. Heyder, International Consumer Protection Counsel at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, will be joining as Vice President and Senior Policy Counselor, effective March 17, 2014. In this role, Heyder will work on policy development, research and publishing activities at the Centre, and will develop and maintain relationships with policy and regulatory authorities in North America, Asia and

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HHS Settles Potential HIPAA Violations with County Government

Hunton Privacy

On March 7, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a resolution agreement and $215,000 settlement with Skagit County, Washington, following a security breach that affected approximately 1,600 individuals. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) investigated Skagit County after learning that unauthorized individuals had accessed receipts containing the protected health information (“PHI”) of patients of Skagit County’s Public Health Department.