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The role of technical standards has received increased attention from global policymakers to address challenges for the rapid development of information and communications technologies (ICT). The recent Executive Order on Improving the Nation鈥檚 Cybersecurity is leveraging technical standards and best practices as the basis for developing guidance to secure the software supply chain in the United States. [...]
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This article was originally published on New America and was re-published here with permission. In October, China鈥檚 National People鈥檚 Congress (NPC) released a long-awaited draft of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL, translation here), a milestone in China鈥檚 years-long effort toward a comprehensive privacy and data governance regime. If enacted, not only would the law reshape privacy law [...]
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One of the most anticipated court cases in data protection, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision on C-311/18: Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems, the so-called 鈥淪chrems II鈥� case, will be delivered on July 16. The case will determine whether standard contractual clauses (SCCs) are a valid mechanism to transfer data to the U.S. or globally, [...]
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The recent release of the National Institute of Standards and Technology鈥檚 (NIST) Recommendations for IoT Devices Manufacturers: Foundational Activities and Core Device Cybersecurity Capability Baseline marks a key milestone for organizations seeking policy solutions for the increasingly connected world powered by the continuous rise of emerging technologies such as Internet of Things. The recommendations [...]
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鈥淲hat鈥檚 the weather like today in New York City?鈥� Answering this question, along with other day-to-day workflows or tasks performed by smart devices, is made easier by the Internet of Things (IoT)鈥攖he term used to describe the connectivity to the Internet present in everyday devices like smart speakers, thermostats, and even vacuums. As the number of IoT devices in the marketplace grows and consumers [...]
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The G-20 just concluded its annual meetings in Hamburg, Germany, where all the countries except the United States reaffirmed their joint commitment to the Paris Climate accord, an agreement the United States led in brokering. After President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the climate accord, a groundswell of thousands of states, governors, mayors, cities, businesses and [...]