PRG News Roundup, March 30, 2022
Last week, the United States and the European Commission committed to a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, which will foster trans-Atlantic data flows and address concerns raised in 2020 by the…
Information Law, Policy and Digital Privacy
Last week, the United States and the European Commission committed to a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, which will foster trans-Atlantic data flows and address concerns raised in 2020 by the…
The Cyber Law and Policy Scholars Conference (CLPSC) published its Call for Papers. Submissions are due by May 1, 2022. Last Friday, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit…
President Biden signed an executive order calling for a comprehensive review of the federal government’s stance toward cryptocurrencies, including an assessment of the risks to consumers, the financial system, and the climate.…
Google has temporarily disabled Google Maps features in Ukraine that provide live information about how busy roads and places are following the recent invasion of Russian forces.A Virginia court refused to…
On February 23d, the Privacy Research Group discussed the following current events: The European Commission has put forth a proposal this week on industrial data regulation. The proposal, called the…
During the third PRG meeting of the Spring 2022 semester, the following topics were discussed: This week the UN convened an international committee of government experts to conduct preliminary negotiations…
During the third PRG meeting of the Spring 2022 semester, the following topic were discussed. This week, the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 has been introduced. It’s a bill requiring…
During the second PRG meeting of the Spring 2022 semester, the following topics were discussed. In Germany, Twitter is challenging a provision in an anti-hate speech regulation. The regulation mandates…
Welcome to the Spring 2022 from the Privacy Research Group student fellows! The first PRG meeting was January 26 and we covered the following news items: On the legal front,…
The Privacy Law Scholars Conference is inviting submission of abstracts for its 15th annual conference (PLSC 2022), which will be held in person on Thursday and Friday, June 2 and…