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Belgian Court of Cassation Rules on Right to Be Forgotten

Hunton Privacy

In a recently published decision, the Belgian Court of Cassation confirmed the broad interpretation given to the “right to be forgotten” by a Belgian Court of Appeal ( i.e. , Cour d’Appel de Liège, 2013/RG/393, September 25, 2014). The judgment was rendered in a case initiated by an individual against a Belgian newspaper for not complying with a request to remove from its online archives an article from 1994 regarding a car accident causing the death of two persons in which the individual was in

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MER Shows IG Advances

Positively RIM

The 24 th annual MER Conference ended May 25 amid solid growth and optimism. That refers to both the attendees and the conference itself. This was a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-to-work edition of MER. There was a notable lack of identity-angst, replaced by a prevailing attitude of, “We know why we’re here,”, “We know what needs to be done,” and, “We want to learn the tools, strategies, and tactics that are going to get us where we need to go.

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My Latest Columns

John Battelle's Searchblog

The post My Latest Columns appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. In meetings with several colleagues over the past few days, many did not know about the column I write each week – I’ve been remiss and not cross posting my writings from NewCo Shift here. It’s been interesting to move my main focus of writing from a personal blog to a publication in-the-making.

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New Do-Not-Call List Launched in France

Hunton Privacy

On June 1, 2016, a new do-not-call list (the “BLOCTEL list”) was implemented in France. French residents who do not wish to receive marketing phone calls may register their landline or mobile phone number online at www.bloctel.gouv.fr. The BLOCTEL list was created by French Consumer Law No. 2014-344 of March 17, 2014. This law prohibits companies from (1) making marketing calls to a consumer registered on the BLOCTEL list, except if the consumer is an existing customer of that company, and (2) s

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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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EU and U.S. Sign Umbrella Agreement

Hunton Privacy

On June 2, 2016, the European Union and the U.S. signed an Umbrella Agreement , which will implement a comprehensive data protection framework for criminal law enforcement cooperation. The agreement is not yet in effect and additional procedural steps are needed to finalize the agreement. The European Council will adopt a decision on the Umbrella Agreement after obtaining consent from the European Parliament.

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FTC to Host Consumer Disclosure Workshop in September

Hunton Privacy

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will host a workshop on September 15, 2016, “Putting Disclosures to the Test,” on the efficacy and costs of consumer disclosures in advertising and privacy policies. Planned discussion topics include examining disclosures meant to avoid deception in advertising, disclosures designed to inform consumers of data tracking, and industry-specific disclosures for jewelry, environmental and fuel-saving claims.

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