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Some recommendations on harnessing data while respecting privacy principles.

Marlisse Silver Sweeney, Law Technology News

September 16, 2014    | 0 Comments

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Big Data is all around us. That was the conclusion of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications, according to special counsel Monika Kuschewsky of Covington & Burling. Well, not quite, but they said it’s “everywhere” and growing on a global level by 50 percent annually. To harness this data while respecting privacy principles, the working group had recommendations, as set out by Kuschewsky in her articleon the Inside Privacy blog:

• Meaningful consent: When using personal data for analysis and profiling, meaningful consent is your best move. Though it may be possible to process this data without consent, said Kuschewsky, it’s not without risk

Read more: http://www.lawtechnologynews.com/id=1202670288932/Using-Big-Data-Without-Breaching-Privacy#ixzz3DbFL0f4K

Directors Fear Data Breaches

Marlisse Silver Sweeney, Law Technology News

August 21, 2014    | 0 Comments

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Mathias Rosenthal

In a recent survey of the general trends of more than 250 boards of directors, consulting firm EisnerAmper found that cybersecurity has “captured the attention of most boards.”

The results are based from a survey conducted in January, February and March, canvassing directors on boards of publicly traded, private, nonprofit and private equity-owned companies. The average age of each organization was 40 years and the largest groups of respondents came from companies making over $1 billion in revenue.

“Both private companies and organizations with more than $1 billion in revenue felt they were more at risk from cybersecurity/IT than reputation issues,” according to the study, with breaches in not only the big players, like banks, but also government entities like departments of motor vehicles. Fears about security lapses are heightened in the age of social media, with negative effects likely to occur within minutes of a breach being publicized. The issue is compounded by the lack of understanding among executives and board members, who readily admitted their knowledge gaps on social media and cyberissues, reported the authors.

Read more: http://www.lawtechnologynews.com/id=1202667556306/Directors-Fear-Data-Breaches#ixzz3B49dCnlY

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