Hunton Privacy

MAY 7, 2014

On May 6, 2014, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced the Global Privacy Enforcement Network’s (“GPEN’s”) second annual enforcement sweep. Coinciding with GPEN’s enforcement sweep, on May 8, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Snapchat, Inc.

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Privacy Personal data IT Security 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

On November 1, 2014, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (“GPEN”) posted a media release on their workshop held on October 12, 2014, in Mauritius on the use of publicity as a regulatory compliance technique.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 28, 2014

On August 19, 2014, California state legislators made final amendments to a bill updating the state’s breach notification law. Update : On September 30, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed the amended bill AB 1710 into law.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 14, 2014

On February 25, 2014, the FTC determined that it was unnecessary to rule on a proposed parental consent mechanism submitted by iVeriFly, Inc. On February 12, 2014, the FTC announced that it approved a safe harbor program submitted by the kidSAFE Seal Program (“kidSAFE”). The public comment period is open until April 21, 2014.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 19, 2014

On June 12, 2014, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law that may require retailers to modify their existing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) authorizations for pharmacy reward programs.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

On September 4, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed settlement with Google Inc. To the extent Google issues less than $19 million in refunds within the 12 months after the settlement becomes final, the balance will be remitted to the FTC for use in providing additional remedies to consumers or for return to the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 15, 2014

On July 10, 2014, the UK government announced plans to introduce emergency data retention rules, publishing the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill (the “Bill”) along with explanatory notes and draft regulations. The Bill allows the Secretary of State to issue regulations governing the retention of communications data.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2014

On November 27, 2014, the European Parliament announced that it will appoint Giovanni Buttarelli as the new European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”), and Wojciech Wiewiórowski as the Assistant Supervisor. Prior to joining the EDPS, Buttarelli spent 12 years with the Italian Data Protection Authority.

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Personal data Privacy Government IT 40

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 16, 2014

On April 10, 2014, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) adopted Opinion 04/2014. To this end, the Working Party intends to organize a conference in the second half of 2014 bringing together all stakeholders to discuss a possible approach. Effective and Independent Supervision of Intelligence Services in the EU.

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Communications Personal data Security Data collection 40

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 8, 2014

On April 8, 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that the EU Data Retention Directive is invalid because it disproportionally interferes with the European citizens’ rights to private life and protection of personal data. The Court’s ruling applies retroactively to the day the Directive entered into force.

Personal data 40

Personal data Compliance Communications Access 40

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 12, 2014

With many observers expecting little legislative activity on cybersecurity before the end of the year, however, that Congress has passed and sent major cybersecurity legislation to the White House for the first time in 12 years may signal Congress’ intent to address systems protection issues more thoroughly in the next Congress.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 12, 2014

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.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 14, 2014

On July 28, 2014, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) released a comprehensive report on Big Data and Data Protection (the “Report”). Comments are due by September 12, 2014. This is the first big data guidance prepared by a European data protection authority.

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Big data Analytics Privacy Personal data 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

On November 12, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced that in response to FTC complaints, a federal court has ordered two debt brokerage companies to notify over 70,000 consumers whose sensitive personal information was posted on a public website by the debt brokerage companies.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 16, 2014

On May 12, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved final consent orders with two companies that marketed genetically customized nutrition supplements.

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Marketing Privacy Information Security Access 40

Hunton Privacy

MAY 13, 2014

On May 12, 2014, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a report highlighting the benefits of cross-border data transfers across all sectors of the economy. Hunton & Williams LLP’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity team developed the report with the Chamber of Commerce.

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Privacy Cybersecurity Government Access 40

CGI

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Wed, 12/10/2014 - 02:05. CGI was tapped for an iBeacon project by the amusement park in the summer of 2014. A case study on the use of iBeacon technology at a major theme park. narmada.devarajan. As I noted, there are already many real-life examples of its application in other industries such as retail. Building an iBeacon app.

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Customer Experience Retail IT 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

On October 15, 2014, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published a code of practice regarding the use of surveillance cameras (“Code of Practice”). The ICO Code of Practice is consistent with the POFA Code and cross-references the 12 guiding principles outlined in the POFA Code.

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CGI

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Wed, 12/03/2014 - 06:51. Improving the passenger journey through iBeacon technology. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. About a year ago, Apple launched a new technology called iBeacon. The possibilities of iBeacons seem limitless, and they have the potential to create value across many industries.

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Customer Experience Retail Marketing Security 40

Hunton Privacy

MAY 21, 2014

On May 13, 2014, the European Court of Justice (the “ECJ”) rendered its judgment in Google Spain S.L. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Case C-131/12, “ Google v. and Google Inc. AEPD ” or the “case”).

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Personal data Access IT Security 40

CGI

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Wed, 02/12/2014 - 08:00. Developing a clear blueprint for becoming a “cloud-enabled” enterprise. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. As cloud computing continues to increase, more and more organizations are adopting a “cloud-first” approach to IT service delivery and embarking on becoming “cloud-enabled” enterprises.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

On February 12, 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued the final Cybersecurity Framework , as required under Section 7 of the Obama Administration’s February 2013 executive order, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the “Executive Order”).

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JKevinParker

JUNE 21, 2014

The tables confused me a bit until I realized the rowspan of the cells in the first column was off, shifting many of the cells to the left one column (as of 6/12/2014). Actually, they just inserted empty cells, which both Firefox and Internet Explorer failed to render for me.

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CGI

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Wed, 11/12/2014 - 05:05. Does the advance of smart devices mean the end of the World Wide Web as we know it? sarah.robins@cgi.com. In many ways the Internet provides a platform which aggregates data from content providers and adds a user friendly, consistent presentation layer for easy consumption.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 3, 2014

On November 26, 2014, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) published an Opinion (the “Opinion”) on the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Court of Justice of the European Union Judgment on “Google Spain and Google Inc.

Compliance 40

Compliance Communications Access Personal data 40

CGI

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Fri, 12/12/2014 - 04:00. Digital Product Personalisation – how long before it is the norm across all markets? p.butler@cgi.com. In the retail world, personalisation has been with us for many years.

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Marketing Retail IT Financial Services 40

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 3, 2014

On September 30, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown announced the recent signings of several bills that provide increased privacy protections to California residents. Disclosing “covered information,” unless an exception applies.

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CGI

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Fri, 09/12/2014 - 08:00. Transformation strategies for building a “cloud-enabled” enterprise. Cloud-enabled enterprises take a “cloud-first” approach to IT service delivery, taking advantage of cloud capabilities offered by external suppliers instead of building them in house.

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