Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

On February 29, 2016, the European Commission issued the legal texts that will implement the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. These texts include a draft adequacy decision from the European Commission, Frequently Asked Questions and a Communication summarizing the steps that have been taken in the last few years to restore trust in transatlantic data flows. The agreement in support of the new EU-U.S. transatlantic data transfer framework, known as the EU-U.S.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

The post Growth Is Hard appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. The business story of the decade is one of insurgency: Every sector of our economy has spawned a cohort of software-driven companies “moving fast and breaking things,” “asking for forgiveness, not permission,” and “blitzscaling” their way to “eating the world.” For years we’ve collectively marveled as new kinds of companies have stormed traditional markets, garnering winner-take-all valuations and delivering extraordinar

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CGI

MARCH 3, 2016

Internet of Things (IoT) – Living Happily Ever After? p.butler@cgi.com. Thu, 03/03/2016 - 04:02. table. Part of the pleasure of watching familiar characters in a movie or on a TV show is the anticipation that we experience when we can guess the final outcome, but are intrigued as to how it will happen this time around. The happy ending for the star crossed lovers in a Disney film or the romantic twist in a Bond movie are examples of this genre of entertainment. .

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

With the entry into force of the new Unterlassungsklagengesetz (UKlaG) [otherwise known as the “Gesetz zur Verbesserung der zivilrechtlichen Durchsetzung […].

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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 Privacy

MARCH 2, 2016

On February 25, 2016, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) issued a press release announcing the decision by the Joint Oversight Panel of the APEC Electronic Commerce Steering Group to approve the Japan Institute for Promotion of Digital Economy and Community (“JIPDEC”) as a new “Accountability Agent” under the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (“CBPR”) system.

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CGI

MARCH 1, 2016

The Internet of Things (IoT) – a game changer in product development. p.butler@cgi.com. Tue, 03/01/2016 - 04:01. “Who should ultimately design the product? The customer, of course.” – Philip Kotler. table. I saw this quote recently, and thought ‘well isn’t that obvious’. However it didn’t take long for me to recollect a number of examples where it wasn’t obvious enough…remember ‘new Coke’ in 1985.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 4, 2016

While US mass surveillance is heavily debated across Europe, the new Polish government swiftly moved to adopt a new set […].

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 3, 2016

On March 2, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) reached a settlement with Dwolla, Inc. (“Dwolla”), an online payment system company, to resolve claims that the company made false representations regarding its data security practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act. Among other things, the consent order imposes a $100,000 fine on Dwolla.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 1, 2016

Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published two guidance documents related to HIPAA compliance. To help mobile app developers understand HIPAA compliance obligations, OCR published guidance on the use of mobile health apps (the “Health App Guidance”). OCR also released a crosswalk (the “Crosswalk”) that maps the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Framework (

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 1, 2016

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