Data Protector

OCTOBER 29, 2016

Given what can only be described as an omnishambles of security breaches, is there much more that the ICO can do to warn data controllers of the risks they should take account of? Probably not. What might be helpful though, is data controllers refreshing their memories about the guidance which has emerged from the ICO over the past few years. In terms of the top 7 ICO publications, (virtual) copies of the following guides really ought to be at every DPO’s fingertips: 7.

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JKevinParker

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

At the 2016 Information Governance Conference , I presented on "How to Plan a Successful Information Management Solution Implementation". Get my slide deck from SlideShare. Related: Check out my Reflections on the 2016 InfoGovCon. Summary Start with information strategy, architecture, and governance. Recruit an executive champion and cross-departmental partners.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

On October 24, 2016, the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed that the UK will implement the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) by May 2018. The UK Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has officially welcomed this confirmation and said that the UK must stay on top of the continuing digital economy evolution.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Germany to audit 500 companies The German data protection authorities have announced today that they have chosen 500 companies throughout […].

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Let’s think the unthinkable. Lets assume that, post Brexit, the British Government has an opportunity to decide how its data protection legislation should reflect the requirements of an aspiring British economy. And let’s assume that the Minister with responsibility for Data Protection asks for options about trimming back those elements of the General Data Protection Regulation that are unduly burdensome and, in practice, actually do very little to safeguard fundamental human rights.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

On November 3, 2016, the High Court of England and Wales handed down its judgment in the case of R (on the application of Santos) v. Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union [2016] EWHC 2768 (Admin). This high-profile and closely followed case concerns the process that must be followed to trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union. In particular, the question before the court was whether the Prime Minister can wield her executive powers to trigger the exit or if she needs Parliament

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

On October 31, 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China held a third reading of the draft Cybersecurity Law (the “third draft”). As we previously reported , the second draft of the Cybersecurity Law was published for comment in June. The National People’s Congress has not yet published the full text of the third draft of the Cybersecurity Law.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

On November 1, 2016, the FTC announced that a group of entities known as the Consumer Education Group (“CEG”) settled FTC charges that, between late 2013 and 2015, it made millions of telemarketing calls, including pre-recorded robocalls, to consumers on the national Do Not Call (“DNC”) Registry, in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”).

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

On October 20, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP hosted a side workshop at the International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners focused on transparency and risk assessment, entitled “The Role of Risk Assessment and Transparency in Enabling Organizational Accountability in the Digital Economy.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2016

On October 7, 2016, the French Digital Republic Bill (the “Bill”) was enacted after a final vote from the Senate. The Bill aligns the French legal data protection framework with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) requirements before the GDPR becomes applicable in May 2018. Increased Fines. The Bill significantly increases the maximum level of fines for violations of the French Data Protection Act.

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