by Monique Altheim on April 30, 2014 This past month saw another batch of large data breaches, with “Heartbleed” considered by some the largest data security breach in the history of the internet; a flurry of legislative efforts by the States to regulate the use of drones, student privacy and government surveillance; a landmark victory […]
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Privacy and Data Protection Week in Mexico City
This past week was “Privacy Week” in Mexico City, where three seperate conferences were held back-to-back. The Public Voice conference, chaired by Lillie Coney of EPIC, had as its theme: “Privacy is Freedom” One of the highlights was a discussion between David Benasar, Senior Legal Counsel Aticle 19 and Marc Rotenberg, President of EPIC, titled: Frame […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on November 5, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/11/privacy-and-data-protection-week-in-mexico-city/
The European Data Protection Supervisor recommends a Regulation, not a Directive!
The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, has issued an opinion in response to the Commission’s Communication of November 4, 2010 regarding the Review of the Data Protection Legal Framework . The EDPS agrees with the Commission that a review of the present legal framework for data protection in the EU is necessary in order to ensure effective protection […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on January 18, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/01/the-european-data-protection-supervisor-recommends-a-regulation-not-a-directive/
The International Association of Privacy Professionals’ First Europe Data Protection Congress
I recently attended the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) very first Europe Data Protection Congress in Paris on November 29 and 30. The attendee list was impressive: Privacy professionals, employed by Fortune 500 companies from a wide variety of industries, like Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed Martin, Citigroup, Oracle, Western Union, Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Google, Yahoo, Estee […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on December 8, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/12/the-international-association-of-privacy-professionals-first-europe-data-protection-congress/
Of the Valorous Don Quixote’s Success in the Dreadful and Never Before Imagined Adventure of the Windmills
“It is quite clear,” replied Don Quixote, “that you are not experienced in this matter of adventures. They are giants, and if you are afraid, go away and say your prayers, whilst I advance and engage them in fierce and unequal battle.” -DON QUIXOTE de LA MANCHA
Posted by Monique Altheim on May 28, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/05/of-the-valorous-don-quixotes-success-in-the-dreadful-and-never-before-imagined-adventure-of-the-windmills/
Privacy Week in Jerusalem, hosted by ILITA: A Preview
ILITA, The Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority, will host a Privacy Week on October 25-29, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Article 29 Working Party recently published an an opinion finding that Israeli data protection law largely provides an “adequate level of data protection” under the European Union Data Protection Directive 95/46. Thus Israel will be joining […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on May 6, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/05/privacy-week-in-jerusalemhosted-by-ilita-a-preview/
IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2010 – Hot Topics: Jules Polonetsky Predicts the Future of Behavioral Advertising
At the recent IAPP Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., many hot topics were addressed: Privacy by Design, Behavioral Advertising, the new EU Cookie Consent Law, the Smart Power Grid, the Cloud, Web 2.0, the new EU Model Clause Agreements, Controllers, Processors and Sub-Processors, the recent Google convictions, to name just a few. I interviewed […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on April 23, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/04/iapp-global-summit-2010-hot-topics-jules-polonetsky-predicts-the-future-of-behavioral-advertising/
The French Data Protection Authority: Video Surveillance Images are “Personal Data”
POSTED ON MARCH 16, 2010 BY HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP In a decision handed down on February 25, 2010, the French Constitutional Court ruled that the right to privacy derives from Article 2 of the Declaration of Human Rights, and is therefore considered a constitutional right under French law. The Court also ruled that the legislature must […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on March 19, 2010
https://ediscoverymap.com/2010/03/the-french-data-protection-authority-video-surveillance-images-are-personal-data/