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A Fresh Start for Data Protection​
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By Richard Thomas CBE, Former UK Information Commissioner

Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Let’s start with the basics. The New General Data Protection Law (NGDPL) must be short, clear and simple. It must not be incomprehensible to the general public, let alone the organisations (small and large) which are supposed to observe its requirements. There must be something wrong when a law needs 173 Recitals and 99 Articles and still gives rise to uncertainty or confusion, even amongst its regulatory bodies. It should be written in Plain Language and require all information provided to data subjects to be in Plain Language. And my fantasy gets rid of the jargon. Certainly no more “data subjects” - meaningless and subjugating to most people. Let’s stick to men, women, children, consumers and citizens.

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June 29, 2022
CIPL Response to Brazil ANPD's Request for Comments on the Regulation of International Data Transfers
June 24, 2022
CIPL Response to EDPB Guidelines 04/2022 on the Calculation of Administrative Fines under the GDPR
June 10, 2022
CIPL Paper on Local Law Assessments and Online Services - A Case Study from British Columbia
June 9, 2022
CIPL Interview on the privacy implications of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
June 7, 2022
CIPL Interview on first reports from the coordinated investigation into international data transfers by German DPAs
June 9, 2022
CIPL Response to the Japan Digital Markets Competition Council’s Interim Assessment of Competition within the Mobile Ecosystem (English)(Japanese)
May 4, 2022
CIPL Appoints Natascha Gerlach as Director of EU Privacy and Data Policy to Advance Its EU Data and Digital Policy Agenda
March 23, 2022
CIPL Response to UK ICO Consultation on its Draft Regulatory Action Policy
January 31, 2022
CIPL Comments on the EDPB's Guidelines on the Interplay between Article 3 and Chapter V of the GDPR
December 6, 2021
CIPL Comments on the Data Protection Implications of the Draft Digital Markets Act
November 19, 2021
CIPL Response to DCMS UK Data Reform Consultation

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Read the latest edition of CIPL's Quarterly Report, highlighting all of CIPL's work and initiatives, events and publications in the past three months.

Highlights from the report include:
  • CIPL Virtual Roundtable on “Privacy Accountability, Transparency and Responsible Data Sharing in Latin America during and post COVID-19”
  • CIPL Virtual Roundtable on “The GDPR Two Years In – How has the Regulation worked to date and what can we expect for the future?”
  • CIPL Industry Roundtable: Determining the Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data under Brazil’s Data Protection Law (LGPD)
  • CIPL/OneTrust Webinar: Ensuring Effective Data Subject Rights under the GDPR in a Global and Connected World
  • CIPL/Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) COVID-19 Task Force Joint Webinar on Data Protection Reimagined: Digital Acceleration, New Emerging Issues and the Role of Privacy
  • CIPL/Facebook/Hong Kong University Roundtable: Unleashing the power of data during the pandemic and beyond - How industry can use its data for good
  • CIPL/ UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Senior Privacy leaders Roundtable 1: International Data Transfers
  • CIPL/CEDIS-IDP/OneTrust Joint Webinar on “Practical Steps to Implement the LGPD Effectively”
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