Here’s my new cartoon about how many tech companies extol innovation, yet seem to lose that innovative spirit when it comes to regulation. With the right incentives, it’s amazing how tech companies can rise to the challenge. They can certainly innovate to address regulatory demands; instead, they often send in lobbyists to pout and complain […]
In case you missed my recent webinar with Nikhil Narendran, you can watch the replay here. We discussed the origins and impact of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA).
Here’s a new cartoon on AI. On AI turning against us and killing us all, I have a prediction – and it’s both good and bad. The good: I don’t think AI will decide to kill us all. The bad: We will be the ones to decide. We’ll replace ourselves with machine parts and code […]
In case you missed my discussion with Max Schrems, you can watch the replay here. We discussed cross-border data transfer, litigation challenges and strategies, and potential reforms of the GDPR enforcement process.
The recent district court decision in NetChoice v. Bonta (N.D. Cal., Sept. 18, 2023) holding that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (CAADC) likely violates the First Amendment is a ridiculously expansive interpretation of the First Amendment, one that would annihilate most regulation if applied elsewhere. This decision is one of a new breed of opinions […]
I’ll be speaking at Yale University on Tuesday, Oct 3 about my upcoming article, Murky Consent: An Approach to the Fictions of Consent in Privacy Law. You can read the event description and add it to your calendar here.
In case you missed my interview with New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill, you can watch the replay here. We discussed her new book, Your Face Belongs to US: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (Sept. 19, 2023).
If you couldn’t make it to my recent webinar where I discussed new state privacy laws with Libbie Canter, you can watch the replay here.
Although a U.S. federal privacy law remains elusive, U.S. states have been busily passing new laws. The laws have many similarities, but there are some notable differences. California and Colorado have issued new regulations, some provisions of which strengthen components of the laws. I expect other states to join in the party soon. I will be […]