This post was written by Frederick Lah.
Earlier this week, the ANA submitted its comments in response to a Federal Register Notice by the White House’s Science and Technology Policy Office seeking comments from industry participants on a variety of issues related to Big Data, including the public policy implications surrounding the use, gathering,
At the beginning of March, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit. The memorandum is aimed at increasing cooperation between the agencies, with UK Information Commissioner Graham stating that the arrangement would be “to the benefit of
This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue.
In March, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of implementing the draft Data Protection Regulation, making its commitment to reforming the European regime irreversible. In order to become law, the Regulation must now be negotiated and adopted by the Council of Ministers.
Discussions around reform
In February, the UK Information Commission’s Office (ICO) issued an updated code of practice on conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), with a six-point process for organisations to follow (the Code).
A PIA is intended to focus the attention of an organisation on the way that data is held and used in any project, and reduce
This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue.
The value of the EU app sector has grown exponentially over the past few years, with a recent EU report estimating that spending on apps in the EU rose to €6.1 billion in 2013, and forecasts that by 2018, the industry could be worth €63 billion per
This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue.
Last month, Hong Kong’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (OPCP) released a Best Practice Guide on Privacy Management Programmes (PMP) (the Guide). Striking a similar chord to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office in the recently released code of practice on conducting Privacy Impact Assessments
This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue.
A nonprofit research organisation, the Indian Centre for Internet and Society (ICIS), has issued an open call for comments on its draft Privacy (Protection) Bill 2013 (the Bill). Consultations on the Bill started in April 2013, with a series of seven roundtable talks being held in partnership
Last week, the Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued Staff Advisory 14-21 on the subject of “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Security Safeguards.” The CFTC had issued guidance previously in Part 160 of the CFTC’s regulations on “Privacy of Consumer Financial Information” (April 27, 2001). Swap Dealers (SDs) and Major Swap Participants (MSPs)
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This post was written by Cynthia O’Donoghue and James Wilkinson.
The ICAEW has partnered with a task force, including the Law Society, the London Stock Exchange, the Takeover Panel and the Confederation of British Industry, to publish a guide on ‘Cyber-Security in Corporate Finance’ for 2014.
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