Data Protector

AUGUST 17, 2015

The (discrete) search to appoint a successor to David Smith, soon-to-retire Deputy Information Commissioner and Director of Data Protection is over. Shortly, the successful candidate will be unveiled. Don't worry, it’s not me. And a (discrete) search will commence to find a suitable replacement for Chris Graham, soon-to-be outgoing Commissioner. How secret should this process be, and when is it appropriate to extend the selection process?

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John Battelle's Searchblog

AUGUST 20, 2015

The post Spanning SF and Oakland: The First Ever NewCo Bay Bridge Festival Lineup Is Out! appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. While NewCo has been celebrating unique San Francisco companies for three years, 2015 is the first year we’ve produced our hometown festival with a fully staffed and funded team. And it shows: We’re adding Oakland as a companion city to San Francisco this year, and more than 200 companies will be opening their doors for a four-day festival this

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 19, 2015

On August 17, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced proposed settlements with 13 companies over allegations that they misled consumers by falsely claiming to be Safe Harbor certified when their certifications had lapsed or they had never been certified at all. Seven companies, including Golf Connect, LLC, Contract Logix, LLC and Forensics Consulting Solutions, LLC, allegedly claimed to have a current certification in one or both of the U.S.

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Barclay T Blair

AUGUST 21, 2015

Good article from Mary Butler over at AHIMA that does a nice job of describing both my enthusiasm and wariness on the CIGO role: Blair, however, has been among the most outspoken IG experts to advocate for the widespread adoption of the role chief information governance officer (CIGO), which would, ideally, put IG in the C-suite of an organization.

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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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Data Protector

AUGUST 18, 2015

As Deputy Commissioner David Smith completes his last lap of the data protection conference circuit, various speakers are extending their hastily-prepared remarks to include a short homily on his contribution to data protection over the decades. Yes, he really has been at the ICO for decades. It's a convention that public servants are never presented with anything other than small tokens of appreciation from grateful hosts.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 21, 2015

On August 11, 2015, the Online Trust Alliance, a nonprofit group whose goal is to increase online trust and promote the vitality of the Internet, released a framework (the “Framework”) for best practices in privacy and data security for the Internet of Things. The Framework was developed by the Internet of Things Trustworthy Working Group, which the Online Trust Alliance created in January 2015 to address “the mounting concerns and collective impact of connected devices.”.

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Preservica

AUGUST 17, 2015

Jon Tilbury has recently been profiled in TechWeek Europe. In IT life: The Never Ending Story, Jon takes readers through his career in technology, and also includes a few predictions and thoughts on the greatest challenges IT departments are facing today. Click here to read the full article.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

AUGUST 21, 2015

A recent High Court case took a very robust stance on the issue of DSARs (Data Subject Access Requests) being […].

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 18, 2015

On August 7, 2015, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed four bills into law concerning online privacy. The bills, drafted by the Delaware Attorney General, focus on protecting the privacy of website and mobile app users, children, students and crime victims. 1. The Delaware Online and Personal Privacy Protection Act. The Delaware Online and Personal Privacy Protection Act (S.B. 68) will require operators of commercial internet services such as websites and mobile apps to make a privacy policy c

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