PRIVACY + SECURITY BLOG

News, Developments, and Insights

Privacy Program Topics

Navigating the evolving landscape of privacy can be daunting – so many different laws on different topics. I recently created a whiteboard (1-page visual summary) to depict the breadth and complexity of this landscape. Download my new whiteboard on Privacy Program Topics. It’s free! These days, privacy training is too complex to not be created […]

Privacy and AI Deregulation is the Wrong Answer

Recently, we’ve been witnessing the rapid spread of a deregulatory movement for privacy and AI. Spurred in significant part by the Trump Administration, the U.S. has started to deregulate technology. The EU has caught the virus and has been contemplating weaking its regulation as well. As Luiza Jarovsky notes, some policymakers in the EU are […]

Debunking the Privacy Myths – Free Excerpt from ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY

I’ve posted free on SSRN an excerpt from my new book, ON PRIVACY AND TECHNOLOGY.  The excerpt debunks the myths that impede effective privacy regulation. If you’re interested in reading the whole book, you can buy at at the following places: Amazon Barnes & Noble Oxford University Press Bookshop.org

Webinar: GDPR Enforcement, Trump 2.0, and Max Schrems Blog

In this webinar, Professor Daniel Solove discusses with Max Schrems the future of EU-US data transfers in light of the Trump Administration’s actions regarding the PCLOB and the authoritarian turn in the US government.  The discussion also includes GDPR enforcement and class actions in the EU. Speakers include: Daniel Solove (GW Law & TeachPrivacy) Max Schrems (noyb)

Webinar: State Privacy Legislation 2.0 Blog

In this webinar, Professor Daniel Solove discusses with Representative Monique Priestley (Vermont Legislature) the future direction of state privacy laws. Should state privacy laws continue to follow the traditional model? Should they take a data minimization approach? Should they include private rights of action? Additionally, the discussion will explore the practical realities of the state legislative process. Speakers include: […]