On May 18, 2020, the European Data Protection Board released its Annual Report providing details of the EDPB’s work in 2019.
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UK ICO Releases Its Opinion on Apple and Google Partnership to Build COVID-19 Contact Tracing Technology
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The UK Information Commissioner has released an opinion in response to the joint effort announced by Apple and Google to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of COVID-19. …
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Canadian Maker of Smart Locks Settles with FTC Over Deceptive Security Claims
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A Canadian maker of Internet-connected padlocks settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by falsely claiming that its “smart locks” were secure. …
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CIPL Responds to Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Proposals for Ensuring Appropriate Regulation of AI
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On March 12, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP submitted formal comments to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in response to its proposals for ensuring appropriate regulation of artificial intelligence.
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Italian Garante Fines Telecom Company 27.8 Million Euros for Unlawful Marketing Practices
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On February 1, 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority announced that it had levied a fine of 27.8 Million Euros on TIM S.p.A., a telecommunications company, for several unlawful marketing data processing practices.
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Serbia Enacts New Data Protection Law
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On November 9, 2018, Serbia’s National Assembly enacted a new data protection law. The Personal Data Protection Law, which becomes effective on August 21, 2019, is modeled after the EU General Data Protection Regulation. …
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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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CIPL Issues Factsheet on Key Issues Relating to the Relationship Between the Proposed ePrivacy Regulation and the GDPR
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On March 20, 2018, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP issued a factsheet outlining relevant GDPR provisions for negotiations surrounding the proposed ePrivacy Regulation.
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CIPL and AvePoint Release Second Global GDPR Readiness Report
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On March 26, 2018, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP and AvePoint released its second Global EU General Data Protection Regulation Readiness Report, detailing the results of a joint global survey launched in July 2017 concerning organizational preparedness for GDPR implementation.
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Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners Issue Global Connected Car Guidance
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Last week, at the 39th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Hong Kong, data protection authorities from around the world issued non-binding guidance on the processing of personal data collected by connected cars. …
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