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Security and privacy issues encountered by businesses often require immediate and discreet solutions. We cover topics that arise from guiding our clients through the process of complying with the ever-growing number of state, federal and international laws governing information security, identity theft, surveillance and other privacy issues.

Security, Privacy and the Law
Data Privacy Day Reflections  Compliance, Governance, Ethics (and AI)
Blog January 28, 2021
January 28 is Data Privacy Day, and on this 14th annual Data Privacy Day, I find myself reflecting on the question of data ethics. Far from being an academic concept, data ethics presents a model for data management with real practical implications for organizations.  (I should note that I am focused here on personal data.)  To understand what the concept might entail, lets take a step back and talk about two other models for data management:  compliance and governance…

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The Foley Hoag Security, Privacy and the Law Blog focuses on the security and privacy issues encountered by businesses that often require immediate and discreet solutions. Here we cover topics that arise from guiding our clients through the process of complying with the ever-growing number of state, federal and international laws governing information security, identity theft, surveillance and other privacy issues.

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