Articles | Compliance Week – Page 236
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Former, current KPMG women seek class status in lawsuit
More than 1,100 women who are current and former KPMG professionals are seeking class status for their various allegations of gender discrimination.
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ArticleRegulators raise problem of AI in decision making and accountability
Are companies transferring too much decision-making power to machines? That’s the opinion of EU data regulators, who say companies should “think seriously” about telling investors and stakeholders automatons are now in charge of their data.
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Article‘No-deal’ Brexit risks U.K. and EU data transfer problems
In the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, EU data commissioners are warning of data transfer restrictions between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which will be treated as a third country.
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ArticleCompliance is feeling GDPR’s growing pains
Six months after its enactment, the EU’s data privacy regulation still hasn’t provided the clarity many were looking for … and it might not come for a while yet.
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ArticlePrivacy advocate Schrems foresees lax enforcement of GDPR
Speaking at the recent Compliance Week Europe conference in Amsterdam, leading privacy campaigner Max Schrems cast doubt on whether the newly enacted GDPR would have any teeth.
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ArticleThree unintended consequences of data privacy rules
Some will argue a strict data privacy regime will have a negative effect on growing companies, create conflicting requirements in other instances, and potentially cause impediments to corporate investigations. We explore all three.
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ArticleCounterpoint: States should steer data privacy law
Common Sense Media Founder and CEO James Steyer lays out the three key reasons why individual state privacy laws would trump a federal mandate.
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ArticlePoint: Protecting privacy should be federal government’s job
Cameron F. Kerry, senior counsel at Sidley Austin, explains how a federal data privacy law could represent a win for business, privacy advocates, and consumers.
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ArticleWhat federal data privacy legislation might look like, and how you can prepare
Components from preexisting privacy laws are likely to compose a significant portion of the parameters into which a federal privacy mandate would fit, writes our guest columnist.
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Cigna, Wells Fargo describe journey to high-tech ICFR
Technology is permeating internal control over financial reporting, and one of its pioneers says the transition is possible even without a tech background.
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A view from beyond the tech giants
Organizations in sectors outside of technology are voicing their opinions on what a data privacy regulation should entail.
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ArticleElements of a best-in-class data privacy program
Struggling to keep up with privacy regs? Stop the guesswork and follow these best practices for thinking strategically about how privacy practices fit into the overall business strategy.
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ArticleTech companies push for national privacy framework
Commonalities among tech companies, when it comes to U.S. data privacy legislation, include a single-standard approach, elevating the FTC, and mandating a risk-based methodology.
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ArticleFAQ: Understanding U.S. privacy protections in place and under consideration
The following is a look at some of the many questions companies may have as debates continue over national and state laws and regulations pertaining to data privacy protections.
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ArticleSpecial report: Data privacy
International and domestic legislators and regulators threaten an end of the self-regulation of consumer data.
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ArticleBrexit deal: Take it or leave it?
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal has been controversial, but there appears to be very little room for negotiation if it is scrapped.
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Case study: How Bumble Bee saves on compliance costs
Former FBI Special Agent and 3M attorney Jeff Killeen brings a unique twist to Bumble Bee’s compliance program—a knowledge of building a cost-effective, functional compliance department coupled with a nose for finding, and thwarting, fraud. Killeen spoke on both at NAVEX Global’s 2018 Ethics and Compliance Virtual Conference.
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ArticleAML programs continue to vex banks in cost, complexity
Forget all that talk of deregulation. Compliance officers at financial institutions are still knee-deep in risk and spending nearly $26 billion a year on anti-money laundering programs and other demands of the Bank Secrecy Act.
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SEC raises the bar on cyber-security risks
Regulators expect companies to raise their game in protecting the corporate jewels from online hackers, especially in schemes that are not exactly novel.
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ArticleFirms follow Google trend in ending mandatory arbitration
No more mandatory arbitration for sexual assault claims. Companies are following Google’s example in the wake of recent scandals.