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Big Data
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Data Protection Report
Google and other big data companies face increased scrutiny
By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Vic Domen (US)
Big data companies like Google and Facebook are now facing increased scrutiny about the use of massive amounts of personal data in the digital ad marketplace.
Data Law Insights
Seventh Circuit Wades into Big Data Case Law
By Kate Growley
As the country’s new Congress settles into its term, several technology issues are coming to the forefront. A number of Senators recently questioned the Department of Justice over how it is collecting cellphone-location…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Mayer: The Promises And Perils Of Using Big Data To Regulate Nonprofits
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer (Notre Dame) has posted his article, The Promises and Perils of Using Big Data to Regulate Nonprofits, to SSRN (forthcoming in the Washington Law Review). Here is…
Covington Digital Health
EMA-HMA joint taskforce publish report outlining recommendations for using ‘big data’ for medicines regulation
By Daniel Pavin, Sarah Cowlishaw
On 15 February 2019, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) published their Joint Big Data Taskforce’s summary report (available here) setting out recommendations for understanding…
InsureReinsure
New Guidance on Insurers’ Use of Big Data and Algorithms in New York
By Zachary Lerner, Troutman Pepper Locke
Having concluded an investigation into New York life insurers’ underwriting guidelines and practices, the New York Department of Financial Services has issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 1 (2019) to advise…
Media Law Prof Blog
Puaschunder on Dignity and Utility of Privacy and Information Sharing in the Digital Big Data Age @TheNewSchool
Julia M. Puaschunder, Harvard University; New School for Social Research; Columbia University; Princeton University; George Washington Center for Internaitonal Business Education and Research; has published Dignity and Utility of Privacy…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
ICPHSO International Symposium Panel on GDPR and the EU’s Digital Single Market
[caption id="attachment_2766" align="alignright" width="300"] @getty images[/caption] On November 12, Crowell & Moring chaired a plenary session during the 2018 ICPHSO International Symposium in Brussels, which was presented as part of…
Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch
Consumer Protection and Antitrust Regulators, Experts Discuss Privacy, Big Data, and Competition at FTC Hearings
By Alexis Collins, Anne Titus Hilby, Adam Motiwala, Alan B. Freedman
On November 6-8, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted a public hearing on “Privacy, Big Data, and Competition.” The event was part of a series of public hearings…
Covington Competition
IoT Update: BEREC launches public consultation on the ‘Data Economy’
On the 10th October 2018, BEREC (the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) launched its public consultation on the ‘Data Economy’. This comes at a time when different regulators…
Ship Law Log
Big data analytics and autonomous vessels – when will legislation catch up?
By Nick Shaw, Elli Aidini
In a survey conducted by Reed Smith in the first half of 2018, industry participants predicted that big data analytics will be one of the most significant drivers of change…