Lisa Peets, Marty Hansen, Sam Jungyun Choi, and Marianna Drake of Covington and Burling write: On 17 December 2020, the Council of Europe’s* Ad hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI) published a Feasibility Study (the “Study”) on Artificial Intelligence (AI) legal standards. The Study examines the feasibility and potential elements of a legal framework for the development…
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‘Sanitizing’ functional genomics data may prevent privacy breaches
Peter Hess writes: A technique for masking portions of a person’s raw genomic data increases shareability without sacrificing privacy, a new study shows. To conduct functional genomics research, scientists must share genetic data about large numbers of participants, which can inadvertently expose a person’s stigmatizing or otherwise private details to unscrupulous parties or employers. […] To…
Privacy Litigation 2020 Year in Review: Data Breach Litigation
Nancy R. Thomas, Zachary Maldonado, and Ani Oganesian of Morrison Foerster write: Add a 270% increase in data breaches to the long list of unprecedented challenges in 2020. Cybersecurity is on the short list of major risks facing companies. And when a security incident happens, class actions often follow. Although data breach class actions are…
Pakistan court bans virginity tests for rape survivors
Aljazeera reports: A Pakistani court has banned the use of virginity tests on female rape survivors in a landmark ruling that is being lauded by women’s rights activists. The Lahore High Court on Monday ruled that the tests, conducted as a matter of routine by medico-legal examiners in rape cases across the South Asian country,…