All Policy & Research articles – Page 3
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Feature
Australia’s Cybersecurity Problem: Is Under-Recruitment to Blame?
Australia suffered two major cyberattacks in October, compromising the personal information of around 14 million people in total. A recent Reuters report suggests that under-recruitment of cybersecurity professionals could be partly to blame.
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Feature
EU Digital Services Act: The Importance of Staying Informed on Upcoming Regulations
With data protection, security and other governance risk and compliance responsibilities growing increasingly complex and demanding, some businesses might not have much time to consider their obligations around content moderation.
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Feature
US ‘AI Bill of Rights’: Why You Should Care About This Non-Binding Guidance
AI regulation is arguably lagging behind the advancement of technology. But many jurisdictions are developing laws and guidance that will affect how automated systems—which can include anything from HR software to fraud-screening products—are developed and used.
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News
First CCPA Settlement: Actually, You DO Sell Personal Information
Enforcement of California’s comprehensive privacy law began in earnest on Wednesday as the state’s attorney general (AG) Rob Bonta announced a $1.2 million settlement with French cosmetics chain Sephora.
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Feature
Risk and Resilience in a Dynamic Environment
Effective risk and resiliency within an organization is arguably the heart and soul of success.
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Event
PrivSec New York 2022
PrivSec New York 2022 is where privacy and security meet for an intensive two-day conference on 7th & 8th November, Javits Center, New York.
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Feature
Max Schrems on the EU-US Data Transfer Saga, ‘Hate Mail’, and His Next Court Case
Max Schrems is honorary chairman at the European Centre for Digital Rights, or “noyb” (None of Your Business). Schrems is best known for his landmark court cases against Facebook, which brought down two international data transfer agreements between the EU and the US.
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News
Zero trust devices growing in popularity despite industry challenges
New research finds that more organisations are turning to zero trust for device access, but adoption rates are being held back by implementation challenges.
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Video
Sanctions and Counter-Sanctions: Limits, scenarios, and impact of the use of Cryptocurrencies in the enforcement of both. Russia-Ukraine case
In the presentation we are going to describe how we should no longer only be concerned about Sanctions lists, but also about measures against these, to the extent that these countermeasures can be positive (inclusion in other lists) or negative (blocking statutes). In addition to that, it will also be addressed how enforcement is possible when payments are made through Crypto.
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Video
The POPIA and Cookie Compliance
Most businesses use cookies and other tracking technologies to raise ad revenues, target prospective customers, or maintain their websites and apps. In Europe, the U.S., and several other regions, cookies have become a major compliance concern for legal teams.
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News
Irish Regulator Submits Draft Decision on Instagram’s Use of Children’s Data
The Irish data regulator has submitted a draft decision about Instagram’s user registration process to other EU data protection authorities, bringing the total number of Irish decisions regarding Meta (formerly Facebook) companies to three.
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News
Digging Into the Privacy Sandbox: ICO’s Opinion on AdTech Developments
Online advertising is undergoing some major changes, including Google’s planned phase-out of third-party cookies. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published an opinion outlining its “privacy expectations” in respect of the new adtech ecosystem.
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News
Data decision gap could undermine economic recovery
Nine in ten global organizations struggle with data despite increased focus during pandemic, research finds.
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News
ESG World Forum to follow on from COP26
ESG World Forum is to take place in the wake of COP26, building on topics discussed at the global summit now underway in Glasgow, UK.
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Video
AI Regulation: Stifling Innovation or Not Going Far Enough?
There are a number of ongoing discussions surrounding whether AI can be trustwortthy or that now is the time to harmonise AI principles, but what does regulation mean for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning?
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Report
A Report on the Colorado Privacy Act
The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) was signed into law on 8 July 2021. The CPA is the third comprehensive state privacy law in the U.S., following the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (CPDA).
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Research
Charting the UK Data Protection Profession: June 2021 Report
Data Protection World Forum and The DPO Centre are delighted to bring you the fourth Index survey report from the ground-breaking UK Data Protection Index.
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Video
Keynote: Michelle King
Based on over a decade’s worth of research Michelle believes that to tackle inequality we need to fix workplace cultures so that they work for everyone.
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Video
Why More Organizations Should Prioritize their Data Retention Policies?
The results are in! Prioritizing your data retention policies leads to improved compliance, reduced spending resulting from less data, and simplified DSAR and Discovery responses as well as reducing the risk of data loss.
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Video
Vaccine Passes: The Tech, The Law and the Importance of Data Protection and Privacy
The debate will explore the tech and the importance of these passes to our World in this new normal, the law around these to inform our communities and dispel myths, and thought-provoking input from the travel industry about how this technology can help the World to travel again.