On October 22, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted its response to the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) call for views and evidence on its review of representative actions under Section 189 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA”). Section 189 requires the UK government to review the operation of the representative action provisions of the DPA and provide a report to Parliament by November 25, 2020.
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Brazil Nominates Directors of the Brazil Data Protection Authority; Senate Approval Pending
On October 15, 2020, Brazil’s President Bolsonaro officially nominated the five Directors of the new Brazilian data protection authority, as published in the Brazilia Official Journal. The Decree establishing the ANPD is now fully in effect; however, all five nominations still need to be approved by the Brazilian Senate.…
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CIPL Publishes Recommendations for International Transfers Post-Schrems II
On September 24, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth released a new paper on the “Path Forward for International Data Transfers under the GDPR after the CJEU Schrems II Decision.”…
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CIPL Publishes Concept Paper on an Interstate Privacy Interoperability Code of Conduct
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth recently published a concept paper titled “Why We Need Interstate Privacy Rules for the U.S.” This blog entry provides highlights on the paper.…
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McAuliffe Says Federal Privacy Law Is Essential to Economic Recovery
In an op-ed recently published by The Richmond Times-Dispatch, former Governor of Virginia and Global Strategy Advisor of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth Terry McAuliffe discusses why a U.S. federal privacy law is essential to economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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CIPL and DSCI Publish Report on Enabling U.S.-India Data Transfers
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton and the Data Security Council of India have published a report on “Enabling Accountable Data Transfers from India to the United States under India’s Proposed Personal Data Protection Bill,” which highlights the importance of continued flows of data between India and the U.S. following the expected passage of new comprehensive data protection legislation in India.…
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CIPL Releases Paper on Top Priorities for Implementation of the Brazil LGPD
On September 1, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth and the Centro de Direito, Internet e Sociedade of Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público released a new paper on the “Top Priorities for Public and Private Organizations to Effectively Implement the New Brazilian General Data Protection Law.” This blog entry highlights the 12 priorities that organizations subject to the LGPD should consider to effectively implement the law.…
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Brazilian Presidency Publishes Decree Establishing the New Data Protection Authority
On August 27, 2020, the Brazilian Presidency published Decree 10.474/2020 in the Official Journal, approving the regulatory structure of the new Brazilian data protection authority and establishing its roles.…
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CIPL Releases New Paper on COVID-19 and U.S. Privacy Law
On August 25, 2020, Hunton’s Centre for Information Policy Leadership released a new paper entitled “Data Protection in the New Decade: Lessons from COVID-19 for a US Privacy Framework,” examining how the COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for a U.S. federal privacy law.…
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Brazilian Minister Says Decree to Create Data Protection Authority is Ready for Publication
On August 20, 2020, Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Jorge Antônio de Oliveira Francisco, announced that the administrative decree to create the new Brazilian data protection authority is ready and may be published at any time, after final technical adjustments are made. …
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