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CPDP 2022: International Transfers on the Ground
During the 2022 CPDP Conference in Brussels, EPIC Executive Director Alan Butler will speak on a panel on “International Transfers on the Ground.”
25 May. 5:45 AM EDT
How the FTC Can Mandate Data Minimization Through a Section 5 Unfairness Rulemaking
Our latest report argues that the FTC should use its Section 5 unfairness authority to establish a Data Minimization Rule to prohibit all secondary data uses with limited exceptions.
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