Privacy

A conversation with Kelvin Coleman of the National Cyber Security Alliance. 

While personal genetic testing as entertainment slowed as a revenue source in recent years, 23andMe has doubled down on its therapeutic programs.

The recent ECJ ruling definitely acts as a second strike and does not bode well for an easy fix to an already complicated situation.

Privacy legislation still leaves something to be desired.

Why in the U.S. do we place such a different value, a lower value, on privacy?

A Pandora’s Box for privacy has been opened by these technological advancements, and it simply cannot be closed again.

In many companies, legal operations professionals are likely to be asked for input to lead the CCPA compliance efforts.

The CCPA may have been passed, but it is anything but set in stone, so ongoing compliance will be a challenge, to say the least.

This hoax has been meaningless for almost EIGHT years. STOP!

If anything, Congress should take the lead from states like California and New York that have been influenced by the GDPR.

* Capital One asks, “What’s In Your Wallet? No, seriously, you’ve been hacked.” [NY Times]

* If you’re looking for “it could be worse” solace during the bar exam, here are some blunders. [Law.com]

* Law firm that aggressively clings to complete and total opacity in attorney pay confused why people think it’s systematically trying to screw people. [American Lawyer]

* Another “let’s make illegal stops as a publicity stunt” scheme falls apart. [Yahoo]

* Checking in on Michael Avenatti, he’s asking for access to his firm servers because the government’s already mirrored everything relevant and he needs his files for his defense. That seems pretty reasonable. [Law360]

* Now GDPR is targeting companies who ask folks to “Like” them. Maybe Brexit isn’t as stupid as it looks. [Corporate Counsel]

* Shocking no one, the gun used in the California festival shooting came from another state. Federalism! [Buzzfeed News]

Whether we like it or not, deepfakes are here to stay, and will need to be handled in more solid ways than through the existing copyright framework or patchwork of state laws.

Take the time to review the incident response plans of your company (or client) so that they take GDPR notification requirements into context.

Taking a 'TEAM' approach to GDPR compliance ensures that the business will be positioned for ongoing success in an increasingly interconnected world of personal data and data privacy.

* Rod Rosenstein is heading to the job market. I’m available to consult if Rod needs some résumé polishing tips. [National Law Journal]

* Legal employment numbers are up! That’s… not actually great news. [Law.com]

* If you were trying to draw up the most glaring gender bias suit, you’d probably pass on “female general counsel asked to serve the men cake” as too far-fetched and yet here we are. [Law360]

* If you’re looking for more insight into the Am Law 100 numbers, the folks you brought them to you will be having an in-depth discussion on the topic all day today. [American Lawyer]

* Trump’s suing to block congressional subpoenas of his banks because he really, really, doesn’t want people to know he’s not a billionaire. [Huffington Post]

* The Seventh Circuit says death by autoerotic asphyxiation isn’t accidental. In case, you know, you were planning something in Chicago. [Courthouse News Service]

* Tech giants are trying to gut California’s privacy law. [WIRED]