Cybersecurity and data privacy foresight 2022
Posted on Jan 20, 2022 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, GDPR, Government, Litigation, Regulation, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Cybersecurity and data privacy foresight 2022
Last year’s relentless rate of change in the threat and regulatory environments for cybersecurity and data privacy will not soon abate in 2022, necessitating a forward-looking, risk-based and increasingly globalized strategy. At the same time, exciting new technologies continue to mature and open up new opportunities — as well as risks. Amidst this complexity and disruption,...
US House AI Task Force is the latest authority to address algorithms and racism
Posted on May 12, 2021 in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Government, Litigation | Comments Off on US House AI Task Force is the latest authority to address algorithms and racism
On May 7, 2021, the US House of Representative’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) held a hearing on “Equitable Algorithms: How Human-Centered AI can Address Systemic Racism and Racial Justice in Housing and Financial Services.” 1 It was the latest among several federal, state and international governmental initiatives calling for fair, transparent and accountable AI in the...
Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Posted on May 6, 2021 in Government, Litigation, Regulation, Securities & Corporate Governance | Comments Off on Getting back when HACT: Congress’s idea to provide redress to recent cyberattacks
Amidst the ever-worsening onslaught of cyberattacks, companies are longing to go on the offensive, whether by “hacking-back” or by going after malicious actors in US courts. While Congress has previously refused to enable the former, it now appears more open to the latter, particularly with the introduction of the Homeland and Cyber Threat Act (the HACT Act): The HACT Act, if passed,...
Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Government, Regulation | Comments Off on Virginia is for lovers (of privacy)—The Consumer Data Protection Act passes into law
On March 2, 2021, Governor Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making it the country’s second, enhanced state privacy law. It will likely not be the last. Set to take effect on January 1, 2023, the CDPA requires businesses to make significant enhancements to their privacy policies and to provide covered consumers with substantial...
The ePrivacy Regulation
Europe’s movement to replace the 2002 ePrivacy Directive with a new ePrivacy Regulation picks up steam, signaling the potential need for US companies to add further privacy protections over electronic communications that may reach users in the EU. What’s the significance? If agreed to, the ePrivacy Regulation will repeal the 2002 ePrivacy Directive and update existing...Subscribe
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