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Financial market regulators from outside the EU are now seeking GDPR exemptions for the purpose of "public interest", for example cracking down on securities fraud, including the SEC in the U.S. as well as regulators in Japan and Hong Kong.

Autonomous vehicles highlights pressing issues currently in technology law involving artificial intelligence and machine learning. What are the liability and risk problems that must be considered?

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the latest in privacy compliance. Although not as comprehensive as what is provided by the GDPR, there are useful operational overlap that can help with compliance with the CCPA.

Data that is properly anonymised does not fall under the GDPR but anonymization brings about challenges for data analysis. What are the approaches viable for use in a commercial setting?

For CPO Cynthia Van Ort, former North American chief privacy officer for Citigroup and the newly appointed global CPO for a large multinational corporation, a successful privacy approach boils down to delivering consumer empowerment while providing convenient, cutting-edge products and services. Hear her advice for aspiring privacy pros.

For decades smart cards have been the foundation of access control and security systems. In smart cities, smart cards will play a key multiapplication role across public and private sector services.

Simply following the law is not enough to meet ethical data mining standards. Businesses need to be proactive not just because it’s the right thing to do but also for the enormous business benefits.

Know your VMs from your containers and unikernels in your software infrastructure? Containers may not be as secure as you think and unikernels may offer more speed and security at less cost.

Majority of CEOs may severely underestimate the consequences of GDPR non-compliance, and more worrisome are unaware of what had to be done or had been done by their staff to implement compliance measures.

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Cybersecurity Regulation blazed a trail in 2017, forming the basis for similar laws for other industries in other states. Currently, the regulation serves as a useful model for managing cybersecurity risks, regardless of industry.