On February 5, 2015, the President urged the Operative Council of Cybersecurity to review the legislation, “in order to find a balance between the respect of individual freedoms and preventing terrorism, cyber crime and combating corruption”. In a press released on January 21, 2015, “the sole authority of constitutional jurisdiction in Romania”, the Constitutional Court, “upheld the objection of […]
On January 15, 2015, NY Attorney General A.G. Schneiderman announced that he would propose legislation that will impose new data security standards to protect personal information, broaden the scope of information subject to existing breach notification laws, and encourage companies to meet highest standards for data protection. Currently, New York State does not have a […]
On January 29, 2015, the House Technology & Economic Development Committee passed Bill 1093 which prohibits flying drones onto someone’s private property and record them without their consent. “The legislature intends to protect personal privacy by prohibiting the use of unmanned aircraft equipped with sensing devices that collect personal information, including images of individuals on […]
On November 26, 2014, Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“WP29”) issued a document WP 226 (14/EN) to create a procedure enabling companies to: (i) frame transfers from different EU Member States; (ii) obtain a coordinated position of the competent DPAs regarding the proposed contract; and (iii) decide in particular if the contract is in […]
On January 27, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission “FTC” released a detailed report on the Internet of Things (“IoT”), recommending a series of concrete steps for businesses to enhance and protect consumers’ privacy and security. The report includes several recommendations addressing four main topics. First, it recommends the implementation of security measures for companies developing […]
A number of leading scholars and business leaders have recently warned about the danger of artificial intelligence (see Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Bill Gates among others). For example Elon Musk, patron of Tesla, said: “I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence. If I were to guess like what our biggest existential threat is, […]
Author explains how “With the Databox concept, scientists at British universities have begun an attempt to win back control of information about us” The full text is available at http://www.theguardian…
The report reviews existing mutual legal assistance (“MLA”) laws and policies around the world, and proposes a number of reforms. The full text is available at https://globalnetworkinitiative….
Sources say that the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will soon direct a new round of random audits to verify compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act). OCR is responsible for enforcing the HIPAA Privacy […]
German data watchdogs met in Berlin on January 28, 2015, to discuss the transfer of data between the EU and the USA. The leaders debated on the validity of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework in the post-Snowden era. The details of the discussion are available at https://www.huntonprivacyblog… More information is available at http://www.zdnet… The conference’s program (in […]