In a recent article Christopher Wolf looks back at the e-G8 conference and pleads for better transatlantic cooperation on privacy matters, explaining the tension between U.S. First Amendment traditions, and certain European proposals including the right to be forgotten.
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Live Blogging from the eG8 in Paris: A Call for Global Cooperation on Privacy
Hogan Lovells Privacy and Information Management practice leaders Marcy Wilder Chris Wolf are delegates to the eG8 Forum in Paris, where later today Chris will be a speaker at the session on privacy. This entry publishes Chris’ prepared opening remarks.
New York Times Stirs Debate over EU vs. US Privacy Commitment
A recent New York Times article fueled the debate over whether the EU is more committed to the protection of personal privacy than the US. Hogan Lovells Privacy and Information Management practice co-director Chris Wolf responded in a Letter to the Editor of the Times, published today, along with that of Mark Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. This entry describes, links and quotes from the article and the exchange, and references the upcoming eG8 forum on the Internet (and privacy) in which Chris will participate, and where the issue of privacy cooperation will be addressed.