Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice published a white paper entitled “Promoting Public Safety, Privacy, and the Rule of Law Around the World: The Purpose and Impact of the CLOUD Act.”
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Senator Markey Introduces Privacy Bill of Rights Act
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On April 12, 2019, Senator Edward J. Markey (MA) introduced the Privacy Bill of Rights Act, comprehensive privacy legislation intended to protect individuals’ “personal information,” defined as “information that directly or indirectly identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to, a particular individual.”…
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CIPL Hosts Annual Executive Retreat on the Evolving U.S. Privacy Landscape
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During the week of April 1, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP hosted its annual executive retreat in Washington, D.C. CIPL held a full-day working session on evolving technologies and a new U.S. privacy framework followed by a closed members only half-day roundtable on global privacy trends with special guest Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland.…
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CIPL Issues White Paper on Principles for a Revised U.S. Privacy Framework
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has issued a white paper on Ten Principles for a Revised U.S. Privacy Framework.…
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FTC Proposes Changes to GLB Privacy and Safeguards Rules
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On March 5, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking comment on proposed changes to the FTC’s Safeguards Rule and Privacy Rule under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.…
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FTC Issues Record $5.7 Million COPPA Penalty Against Musical.ly
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On February 27, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced a record $5.7 million civil penalty against popular video creation and sharing app Music.ly (now known as TikTok) for violations of U.S. children’s privacy rules.…
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EDPB Issues Statement on U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
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On February 25, 2019, the European Data Protection Board issued a statement regarding the transfer of personal data from Europe to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for purposes of the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.…
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FTC Votes to Retain CAN-SPAM Rule Following Review
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On February 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced the completion of the first regulatory review of the CAN-SPAM Rule, voting to retain the CAN-SPAM Rule with no modifications.…
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U.S. Senate Commerce Committee to Hold Hearings on Privacy: February 27
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On February 27, 2019, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing titled “Privacy Principles for a Federal Data Privacy Framework in the United States.”…
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Ten Years Strong: A Decade of Privacy and Cybersecurity Insights
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Hunton Andrews Kurth celebrates the 10-year anniversary of our award-winning Privacy and Information Security Law Blog. Download a copy of “Ten Years Strong: A Decade of Privacy and Cybersecurity Insights.”…
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