Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

On December 12, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (“CIPL”) released a white paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies: Understanding the Role of PETs and PPTs in the Digital Age.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Examples of AI bias in the real world show us that when discriminatory data and algorithms are baked into AI models, the models deploy biases at scale and amplify the resulting negative effects. ” Examples of AI bias from real life provide organizations with useful insights on how to identify and address bias.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As digital technologies become more immersive and tightly integrated with our daily lives, so too do the corresponding intrusive attacks on user privacy. But until recently, the VR privacy threat has remained entirely theoretical. Berkeley RDI is a preeminent source of open-access metaverse privacy research. The result: a 94.6

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The FTC continues its defense of the wide-reaching Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on “ Commercial Surveillance and Data Security ” that the Commission, by a 3-2 vote, issued in August. Marshall Erwin , Chief Security Officer, Mozilla. Caitriona Fitzgerald , Deputy Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC).

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Australian legislature increased maximum penalties for ‘serious’ contraventions of the Privacy Act with effect from December 2022 to at least A$50 million. The Publicly Available Facts Australian Clinical Labs Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and operates one of the largest pathology businesses in Australia.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok €345 million ($368 million) for violating the privacy of children. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined TikTok €345 million for violating children’s privacy. ” states the EU Edpb. The company is evaluating whether it would appeal the DPC ruling in the High Court.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

But in addition to vastly improved reasoning and visual capabilities, GPT-4 also retains many of ChatGPT’s security and privacy issues , in some cases even enhancing them. Source: Cybereason Also read: AI Coding: A Security Problem? This could have posed issues with privacy and data residency requirements.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Privacy and cybersecurity practices of target companies are being increasingly scrutinized throughout the due diligence process in M&A transactions. Second, how seriously does the company take privacy compliance? In many cases, privacy and cybersecurity due diligence reveals gaps in a company’s compliance.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 13, 2022

This is an excellent essay outlining the post-Roe privacy threat model. See also EFF’s privacy guide for those seeking an abortion. Summary: period tracking apps are largely a red herring.). After someone alerts police, digital evidence has been used to corroborate or show intent.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 1, 2024

Related: Data privacy vs data security However, this remains a novel concept at most companies. The report, titled “ Embed Cybersecurity And Privacy Everywhere To Secure Your Brand And Business ,” argues for a paradigm shift. Can you frame the barriers and obstacles companies can expect to encounter.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 18, 2022

On April 11, 2022, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan spoke at the opening of the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Global Privacy Summit. This speech marks Khan’s first major privacy address since her appointment last June. as an example of such approach. and Kurbo, Inc.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring , after the law was previously passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in April. Connecticut is now the fifth state to enact a consumer privacy law. As with most of the existing U.S.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We can and should get the benefits of the cloud while taking security back into our own hands. These ideas, which we’ll refer to in the aggregate as “decoupling,” allow us to rethink both security and privacy. In security this is called Least Privilege. Here we outline a strategy for doing that.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 8, 2022

The first guidance document addresses how and when the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits disclosure of an individual’s PHI, including information related to an individual’s abortion and other forms of sexual and reproductive health care. Such a disclosure cannot exceed what is required by law.

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Collibra

JUNE 23, 2023

The ever-growing digitalization of our world has raised significant concerns about data privacy and security, particularly for agencies that manage and process sensitive and confidential information. Focus: Regulatory frameworks Within the United States there are a number of regulatory frameworks that address citizen privacy.

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Data Protector

AUGUST 17, 2020

No longer might UK privacy pros feel obliged to wait for the publication of weirdly worded EDPB opinions. Enormous amounts of money have been spent in a belated acknowledgement of, in many cases, decades of under investment on privacy issues. The GDPR has had a profound impact on many organisations. Was such a fine really appropriate?

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 15, 2022

Roger Wicker (R-MS) released a new comprehensive federal privacy bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”). For example, the ADPPA prohibits covered entities from engaging in targeted advertising to individuals under the age of 17 (provided the covered entity has actual knowledge of the individual’s age).

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 10, 2022

For instance, if I were signing up at example.com, I might give my email address as krebsonsecurity+example@gmail.com. Then, I simply go back to my inbox and create a corresponding folder called “Example,” along with a new filter that sends any email addressed to that alias to the Example folder.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2021

Teaching children about good cyber security habits starts with helping them realize their power to learn to make smart choices. Often, messages about online security are presented as ‘to-do’ lists that can make even the most pliant of us feel like we are being preached to. Encourage privacy behaviors. Lead by example.

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Data Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

President and European Commission President announced in a joint press statement on March 25th, 2022 that an agreement “in principle” has been reached on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (Privacy Shield Agreement 2.0). Privacy Shield 1.0 for international transfers of personal data. Government; and. On the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2023

But one aspect of that vaunted list that hasn’t shifted much since is that very few of these companies list any security professionals within their top executive ranks. For example, 88 percent listed a Director of Human Resources (or “Chief People Officer”), and 37 out of 100 included a Chief Marketing Officer.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2022

Data privacy is a concept that governs our everyday lives. It’s why, for the past fifteen years, 28 January has marked Data Privacy Day – an international event raises awareness about online privacy and educates people on the ways they can protect their personal information. Teach your children about data privacy.

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IT Governance

MARCH 13, 2020

An ‘affirmative act’ means the data subject has to opt-in – you cannot assume their consent, for example by using pre-ticked boxes on your website. For example, when you process staff data for payroll purposes, contractual obligations will apply, as staff will have signed a contract of employment. Contractual obligations.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Related: The security case for AR, VR AI chatbots use natural language processing, which enables them to understand and respond to human language and machine learning algorithms. Examples of AI chatbot platforms include: •Dialogflow: Developed by Google, Dialogflow is renowned for its comprehension capabilities.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

Popular examples include a 3D virtual world platform and 3D open world game. Just as with social media platforms, privacy issues will be at the forefront of the metaverse as it develops and begins to gain widespread traction by users. As the Metaverse Expands, So Will Privacy Laws. Legal Considerations in the Metaverse.

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Data Protection Report

MAY 18, 2022

On May 16, 2022, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the “OPC”) released an Interpretation Bulletin (the “Bulletin”) on what it considers to be “sensitive” personal information under the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”). Personal information should not be examined in a vacuum.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage security issues refer to the operational and functional challenges that organizations and consumers encounter when storing data in the cloud. Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 19, 2021

On January 18, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) released draft Guidelines 01/2021 on Examples regarding Data Breach Notification (the “Guidelines”).

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IT Governance

MARCH 24, 2022

Three quarters of UK residents are concerned about their online safety, according to a study by the cyber security firm Surfshark. That figure might not come as a surprise, given the growing awareness of data privacy. Britons’ reluctance to use data privacy tools only gets more confounding when you take a closer look at the numbers.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 8, 2020

On June 3, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP published its report, What Good and Effective Data Privacy Accountability Looks Like: Mapping Organizations’ Practices to the CIPL Accountability Framework (“Report”). Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued its Opinion 5/2023 on the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision on the adequate protection of personal data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the “Opinion”). In the Opinion, the EDPB recognized substantial improvements in the proposed EU-U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 8, 2021

Like a couple of WWE arch rivals, Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg have squared off against each other in a donnybrook over consumer privacy. Cook initially body slammed Zuckerberg — when Apple issued new privacy policies aimed at giving U.S. Related: Raising kids who care about their privacy.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 26, 2022

Examples of data include personal identity information; biometric information; health, medical, lifestyle, and wellness information; any data related to workplace activities; and online information. The elements of the bill mentioned above are only a few of the obligations and requirements that would be realized upon its passage.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS security checklists are frameworks for protecting data and applications in cloud-based environments. They serve as benchmarks for upholding strong security requirements, evaluating existing tools, and assessing potential solutions. We’ve designed a customizable template to help you develop your own SaaS security checklist.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2023

LW: Regulation hasn’t seemed to help much; data security rules have been highly fragmented, i.e., Europe vs. the U.S. Romanoff: Concerns about data privacy and cybercrime are fast-tracking the push for regulations. Romanoff California is leading the effort at the state level and has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act ( CCPA ).

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian , one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. All that was needed was the person’s name, address, birthday and Social Security number. states to place a security freeze on their credit files.

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