IAF to Hold Policy Call 14 October on the Shifting Meaning of the Term “Risk Based”  A key objective for privacy legislation during the past decade is the encouragement of risk-based prioritization by both controllers and regulators.  This year the IAF sees the concept of risk-based shifting in a manner that impacts the way decisions are being…

This Thursday is Chat Day.  Lots of things to talk about. Belgium maybe has jurisdiction over adtech, and this finding would have impact beyond adtech, to cross border transfers and even to the Internet as an information medium.  One thing I am interested in hearing from you about is what is the risk you highlight when you manage your risk-based program? …

The IAF will hold another Policy call on Teams prior to the U.S. election.  The call will feature two topics.  The first is a presentation by Professor Dennis Hirsch on The Ohio State University report on “Emerging Trends in the Governance of Advanced Analytics and AI.”  IAF staff believe the report takes on significant importance as legislators…

The COVID-19 virus is accelerating globally as vaccines provide a light at the end of the tunnel, the U.S. election continues to linger on two weeks after the actual vote, but the world of data protection continues to chug forward. It is Tuesday, and it is expected the Canadian government will table legislation today. All…

IAF December 2 Policy Call will Explore the Following Question:  Do Legally Mandated Exemptions from Consent Facilitate Thinking with Data While Still Protecting Individuals The Canadian government has introduced legislation that would revise private sector privacy law in a revolutionary fashion.  To facilitate innovation, including advanced analytics, it creates new exceptions to consent and limits…

Thursday is the first night of Hanukkah. So to celebrate, we will hold the IAF Thursday chat, the last chat of this year.  There will be a policy call the following Thursday; the topic is the wish list for a new agency in California.  So what are we thinking about?  The continuing impact of Schrems II,…

Effective Privacy Agencies Make a Difference --- What Can We Do to Make the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency a Facilitator of Fair and Respectful Digital Markets?   Come the New Year California will take steps to create the first dedicated data protection agency in the U.S.  It will regulate the creation and use digital related…

Welcome to 2021 and welcome to the 2021 edition of the Thursday Chat.  This will be a most challenging year as organizations push the value of data and as public policy reacts more and more to data breaches and to a sense we are over observed.  So what is on your mind?

Last week I had the pleasure of participating virtually in the Reboot “Victoria Privacy and Security Conference” on the legislative panel.  The panel featured a push and pull between the legacy of existing law and the need to govern the current information age in a different way.  I was almost expecting the fiddler to jump on the roof and…

Virginia has joined the 2020-2021 privacy law parade with enactment of the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA).  The CDPA has been sent to the Governor for signature who has previously expressed support for the CDPA and is expected to sign it into law. I don’t know about you, but I am tired of reading privacy bills. …