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Insights and opinions on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity contributed by thought leaders from around the world.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy for the Public

June 3, 2022

The DuckDuckGo disclosure is an opportunity to reflect, for individuals and companies alike. As an individual, who defines what privacy means to you? As an organization, is your internal definition of "user privacy" consistent with what your users expect?

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Implications and Path Forward of a Cashless Society

October 9, 2017

The best path forward of a cashless society is one that recognizes the privacy and surveillance risks where money has become information and data.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Is No Longer a “Nice to Have.” It’s a Business Imperative.

July 16, 2021

Privacy is no longer a “nice to have.” And today’s focus on the ethics around privacy is much more than a cultural moment, it’s a moment for businesses to grasp and use to lead.

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Data Protection Insights

Privacy Law in Australia: Breach Reporting, New Frontiers of Big Data and Differences with the EU GDPR

April 18, 2017

This article is based on a presentation made by Steven Klimt, a partner in the Sydney office of Clayton Utz during the Data Privacy Asia 2016 conference held on 9-11 November 2016. It outlines the new mandatory data breach reporting legislation, how Australian privacy regulation impacts Big Data and the differences between Australian Privacy legislation and the proposed EU GDPR.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Notices and Consent Forms: Why, Even Though They Are Unwieldy, They Will Most Likely Stay With Us in the Years To Come

February 2, 2023

We should strive for a human-centric, value-driven, yet flexible and business friendly standards backed by laws and regulatory enforcement. Yet abandoning the old ways of relying on privacy notices and consent forms will remain contentious, controversial and, if it happens, still take a lot of time.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: What You Gave Away

August 8, 2017

How many privacy policy and terms of use agreements have you just clicked 'Accept' without giving a second thought? Sadly, you gave up plenty by doing so.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Principles for Implementing Digital Contact Tracing

October 8, 2021

The spread of the Delta variant highlights how important it is to quickly respond to public health crises, and that...

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Shield Is Gone. So What Now?

November 4, 2020

With companies no longer able to rely on Privacy Shield for protection, companies have two main options available to them: to localize data storage and/or to strengthen their SCCs.

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Data Protection Insights

Privacy Shield Redux: Looking Ahead to a New EU-U.S. Data Transfer Framework

December 7, 2022

The Biden Administration and the European Commission have taken steps toward establishing a new mechanism in support of cross-border data flows from the EU to the U.S., known as the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. Here are the next steps for organizations seeking to transfer EU personal data to the U.S.

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Data Privacy Insights

Privacy Shouldn’t Depend on Your ZIP Code: A Decade of Student Data Privacy Implementation and the Role of Cooperative Infrastructure

February 6, 2026

Student data privacy outcomes depend as much on operational design as on policy. Over the past decade, SDPC adoption demonstrates that when privacy is supported through shared infrastructure rather than individual contract negotiation, protections become more consistent, auditable, and sustainable.

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