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Christopher Wolf

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Live Blogging from the eG8 in Paris: A Call for Global Cooperation on Privacy

Christopher Wolf
May 25, 2011 04:39

  My fellow Hogan Lovells Privacy and Information Management practice leader, Marcy Wilder, and I are delegates to the eG8 Forum in Paris, where later today I will be a speaker at the session on privacy.  CEOs of Google, Facebook, News Corporation and other Internet companies...

Bisnow Washington Program Moderated by Hogan Lovells Features Prominent Privacy Players

Christopher Wolf
April 19, 2011 13:48

Bisnow, the well-known publisher of industry-specific newsletters and presenter of conferences, is hosting a program on Consumer Data Privacy in Washington, DC on the morning of  Tuesday, April 26th at the Capital Hilton Hotel.  The program is sponsored by...

China Publishes Draft Privacy Guidelines

Christopher Wolf
April 14, 2011 06:10

Gastón Fernández (Associate), Hogan Lovells, Beijing, PRC, contribued this entry While personal data privacy law has been developing in many jurisdictions with the increasing prevalence of internet usage, the People's Republic of China has not yet enacted comprehensive...

Senators Kerry and McCain Introduce Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights

Christopher Wolf
April 12, 2011 18:08

The long-awaited privacy bill from Senators Kerry and McCain was introduced today, and the Senators provided this summary, along with this press release.   The bill follows the call by the Obama Administration for a Privacy Bill of Rights. Senator Kerry offered this overview on his...

News from Hong Kong: Major Credit Agency Passes Test of Privacy Commissioner But Deficiencies Noted

Christopher Wolf
April 12, 2011 17:22

Gabriela Kennedy (Partner) , Heidi Gleeson (Registered Foreign Lawyer) and Alya Bloum(Intern), Hogan Lovells, Hong Kong contributed this entry. In Hong Kong, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data recently exercised his rights under Section 36 of the Personal Data...