PRG News Roundup, April 6, 2022
The ACLU put out an op ed on the privacy implications of digital currencies, highlighting that the technology may pose more threats to privacy than previously anticipated. The European Union court of…
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…
PRG News Roundup, March 23, 2022
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…
PRG News Roundup, March 9, 2022
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.…
PRG News Roundup, March 2, 2022
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…
PRG News Roundup, February 23, 2022
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…
PRG News Roundup, February 16, 2022
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…
PRG News Roundup, February 9, 2022
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…
PRG News Roundup, February 2, 2022
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…
PRG News Roundup, January 26, 2022
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,…