On January 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that settlements with five companies of separate allegations that they had falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework had been finalized.
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Advocate General Upholds Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses in Schrems II Case
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On December 19, 2019, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down his opinion in the so-called “Schrems II” case.…
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FTC Issues Final Order in Cambridge Analytica Case
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The Federal Trade Commission announced its Final Order and Opinion in the matter of Cambridge Analytica, LLC, finding that Cambridge Analytica violated the FTC Act’s Section 5 prohibition against “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” when harvesting personal information.…
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Four Companies Settle FTC Allegations Related to Privacy Shield Misrepresentations
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On December 3, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had reached settlements in four separate Privacy Shield cases. …
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Company Settles FTC Allegations of Privacy Shield Misrepresentation
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On November 19, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Medable, Inc. agreed to settle allegations that the company had misrepresented its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program.…
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Releases Principles on Artificial Intelligence
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The U.S. Chamber’s Technology Engagement Center (“C_TEC”) and Center for Global Regulatory Cooperation (“GRC”) recently released a set of ten principles essential for attaining the full potential of AI technologies.
The principles, drafted with input from more than 50 Chamber member companies, stress the importance of creating a sensible and innovation-forward approach to addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by AI.
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Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Ends Effort to Require Consent for Transborder Data Transfer
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On September 23, 2019, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced that it completed its consultation on transfers for processing and that the OPC’s current guidelines for processing personal data across borders—under which consent for transfers to data processors is not required—remain unchanged.…
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Philippines Submits Notice of Intent to Join the APEC CBPR
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On September 20, 2019, the Philippines National Privacy Commission announced it has filed its notice of intent to join the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rule system.…
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CIPL Responds to Canada’s Reframed Consultation on Transfers for Processing
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On August 5, 2019, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP responded to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s (“OPC”) reframed consultation on transfers for processing. The reframed consultation replaced a previously suspended OPC consultation dealing with the same topic to which CIPL had also responded.
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APEC Endorses Singapore CBPR Accountability Agent
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On July 23, 2019, APEC issued a press release announcing the recent appointment of the Infocomm Media Development Authority as Singapore’s Accountability Agent for the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules and APEC Privacy Recognition for Processors.…
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