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U.S. Government White Paper to Help Companies Address the EU’s National Security Concerns in Schrems II

Data Matters

government released a “White Paper” addressing how U.S. White Paper is intended to help companies navigate this transatlantic dilemma by providing arguments and citing legal authorities for U.S. The White Paper was issued by the Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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CIPL Submits White Paper on Data Subject Rights

Hunton Privacy

On July 8, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted its White Paper (the “Paper”) as input for the European Data Protection Board’s (the “EDPB”) future guidelines on data subject rights (“DSRs”) (the “Guidelines”).

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The Australian government wants to respond to attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

The Australian government aims at giving itself the power to manage the response of private enterprises to cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. The Australian government wants to increase the security of critical infrastructure, for this reason, it plans to manage the response of private enterprises to cyber attacks targeting them.

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UK GDPR Reform: government publishes response to consultation – likely to form basis of forthcoming UK Data Reform Bill

Data Protection Report

UK GDPR Reform: government publishes response to consultation – likely to form basis of forthcoming UK Data Reform Bill. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has finally published the UK government’s long-awaited response to the consultation on the future of the UK data protection regime.

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UK Government sets out proposals to shake up UK data protection laws

Data Protection Report

On 10 September 2021, the UK Government published its consultation paper on proposals to reform the UK’s data protection regime. On legitimate interests, the Government proposes disapplying the legitimate interest balancing test for certain activities. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 19 November 2021.

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Setting the standards in cybersecurity, part I: governance

CGI

Setting the standards in cybersecurity, part I: governance. In this first of a three-part blog series, I explore the role of cybersecurity standards in the larger IT governance context. Cybersecurity standards are a key step in the IT governance process as a means for managing and containing risk to acceptable levels.

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UK: ONLINE HARMS WHITE PAPER – POTENTIAL NEW REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

traditional media outlets) – who are required to exercise editorial control and responsibility over their content – these websites remain one step removed. The Government will establish a new statutory duty of care which will require companies to take more responsibility for the safety of their users. Who will be affected?

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