As we look forward to a new year of delivering cutting-edge thought leadership on data protection, accountable governance and privacy, CIPL has published a compilation of everything we were able to accomplish in 2023. Last year, we published 16 white papers, 15 public consultations, and 11 infographics. We delivered 38 roundtables and workshops, over 60 […]

On December 12, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (“CIPL”) released a new white paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies: Understanding the Role of PETs and PPTs in the Digital Age. The paper explores how organizations are approaching PETs, how PETs can advance data protection principles and provides examples […]

On  September 29, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth (“CIPL”) released a new paper on its Ten Recommendations for Global AI Regulation. The paper is part of CIPL’s Accountable AI project and follows several earlier contributions including Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection in Tension (October 2018), Hard Issues and Practical […]

Cross-border data flows are vital to people in their everyday lives and to every aspect of the global economy and society, from commerce to communications, finance, health, research, and critical functions like cybersecurity and fraud prevention. The COVID-19 pandemic elevated data flows’ importance across domains central to our personal lives, including education, health care, and […]

On February 16, 2023, CIPL hosted a virtual roundtable with representatives from CIPL member companies, data protection authorities, civil society and experts to discuss the role of age assurance tools, their effectiveness, appropriateness, and their role in providing a safe online environment for minors. The event was a part of the CIPL’s Children’s Data Privacy […]

In 2019, the New York Times reported the story of Nijeer Parks, a New Jersey man who spent a week in prison after police arrested him based on a false match using facial recognition technology. Facial recognition technology is demonstrably worse at recognizing Black faces than white ones, with dark-skinned women suffering some of the […]

By Rama Vedashree CEO, Data Security Council of India Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP As we scan the landscape of digitisation across enterprises, be it Banking, Retail, Travel, Public Services, along with post-pandemic Healthcare and Education too, the platformisation of technology and business has […]

By Richard Thomas CBE Former UK Information Commissioner Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP What would data protection look like if we started with a blank sheet of paper? This is a fantasy. It will never happen. Even the dream gets clouded by what already […]

By David Erdos Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP At least in Europe, the basic data protection framework coalesced during the 1970s and very early 1980s. Even then, it was framework under serious socio-technological challenge. But since this time […]

By Woodrow Hartzog, Professor of Law & Computer Science, Northeastern University and Neil Richards, Koch Distinguished Professor in Law, Washington University in St. Louis ​Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP ​America’s privacy bill has come due. Since the dawn of the Internet, Congress has repeatedly […]

By Dario Gil Senior Vice President & Director IBM Research ​Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP The next 10 years will bring about all manner of revolutionary data-driven technologies that pose both tremendous benefits and alarming privacy risks. Of these, neurotechnology, or neurotech, will likely […]

By Dr. Alexander Dix Vice-Chair of the European Academy for Freedom of Information and Data Protection Former Data Protection and Freedom of Information Commissioner in Brandenburg (1998-2005) and Berlin (2005-2016) Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Sir Bruce Slane, New Zealand’s first Privacy Commissioner, at […]

By Emily Sharpe Director of Policy, The Web Foundation Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP In 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee was working as a software engineer at CERN, the large particle physics laboratory in Switzerland. Throughout his tenure at CERN, he noticed that the scientists […]

By Eduardo Bertoni Representative of the Regional Office for South America of the Inter American Institute of Human Rights ​Former Director of the Argentine Data Protection and Access to Information Authority​ Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP ​The pandemic caused by COVID 19 triggered many […]

By Malcolm Crompton Founder & Lead Privacy Advisor, Information Integrity Solutions ​Former Australia Privacy Commissioner Any views expressed herein are not necessarily the views of CIPL nor Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP The rise of the digital age has profoundly changed the economics of personal data handling. The growing sophistication of data analytics coupled with data […]

COVID-19 has forced an increased reliance on technology and data, both in our daily lives and in responding to the pandemic. The pandemic has also demonstrated, more than ever before, the need for a comprehensive US federal privacy framework. CIPL has published a new paper entitled “Data Protection in the New Decade: Lessons from COVID-19 […]

Over the past decade, we have witnessed the gradual rise of “organizational accountability” in global privacy and data protection law and practice. Privacy regulators increasingly expect it from their regulated organizations, and it’s fair to say that many modern privacy laws now explicitly require it. CIPL has been engaged pretty much from the beginning both […]

In the pressing global fight against Covid-19, technological and AI solutions, involving massive tracking and data analytics, have brought into sharp focus public concern over our fundamental right to privacy. Some have even asked whether privacy will be the victim of Covid-19. And, some have pointed out that our fundamental right to life must trump […]

Global Convergence and Interoperability between Privacy Regimes Around the world, new privacy laws are coming into force and outdated laws continue to be updated: the EU GDPR, Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD), Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), India’s and Indonesia’s proposed bills, California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the various […]

In the last few weeks in the US, Democrats and Republicans from the Senate Commerce Committee have each released draft comprehensive federal privacy legislation bills, and there is a considerable amount of overlap between them. In the Committee’s recent hearing the two sides appeared closer than ever to a bipartisan compromise on a privacy bill. […]