The Biden administration has selected a privacy veteran for the key post overseeing negotiations for a replacement Privacy Shield. Christopher Hoff, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, will serve as deputy assistant secretary for services at the U.S. Department of Commerce, beginning his tenure on inauguration day. IAPP Research Director Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP/US, explores Hoff's career prior to the appointment, as well as why it's an early signal of the Biden administration's intention to focus on privacy policy in the international realm.
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