On June 14, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has taken action against a number of companies that allegedly misrepresented their compliance with the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks and other international privacy agreements. This blog entry provides an overview of these developments.
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Accountability
UK Seeks to Establish Internet Watchdog
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In April 2019, the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced in its Online Harms White Paper proposals for a new regulatory framework to make companies more responsible for users’ online safety.…
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European Commission Releases Final Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
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On April 8, 2019, the European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence issued the finalized version of its Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI. This blog entry provides an overview of the Guidelines.…
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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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GPEN and National DPAs Publish Sweep Results on Privacy Accountability
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On March 5, 2019, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network published the results of its 2018 intelligence gathering operation on organizations’ data privacy accountability practices. This blog entry provides highlights on the results.…
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CIPL Supports APEC’s Privacy Work at Recent APEC Meetings in Chile with International Privacy Workshop
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During the week of February 25, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP participated in the meetings of the APEC Data Privacy Subgroup and Electronic Commerce Steering Group in Santiago, Chile. CIPL enjoys formal guest status and a seat at the table at these bi-annual APEC privacy meetings.…
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CIPL Submits Comments to ICDPPC Declaration on Ethics and Data Protection in AI
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On January 25, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted formal comments to the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners on its Declaration on Ethics and Data Protection in Artificial Intelligence.…
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Hunton Briefing Reflects on GDPR Implementation and Future Challenges
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On January 16, 2019, Hunton Andrews Kurth hosted a breakfast seminar in London, entitled “GDPR: Post Implementation Review.” This blog entry provides highlights on the key discussion points from the seminar. …
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CIPL Responds to NTIA Request for Comment on Developing the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy
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Recently, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration in response to its request for public comments on developing the administration’s approach to consumer privacy. …
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Data Protection Authorities Endorse Guidelines on AI – Fairness, Transparency and Privacy Key Principles
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On October 23, 2018, the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners released a Declaration on Ethics and Protection in Artificial Intelligence. In it, the Conference endorsed several guiding principles as “core values” to protect human rights as the development of artificial intelligence continues apace.…
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