Here’s a roundup of my scholarship and writings for 2022.
BREACHED! WHY DATA SECURITY LAW FAILS AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT
(Oxford U. Press 2022) (with Woodrow Harzog)
Free chapter: Unifying Privacy and Data Security
PRIVACY LAW FUNDAMENTALS
(IAPP 6th ed. 2022) (with Paul Schwartz)
Free chapter: An Overview of Privacy Law
Here are some notable books on privacy and security from 2022. This year, I celebrate the 15th anniversary from when I began these posts. To see a more comprehensive list of nonfiction works about privacy and security for all years, Professor Paul Schwartz and I maintain a resource page on Nonfiction Privacy + Security Books.
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The battle against the US News Law School Rankings has finally begun. After decades of groaning and grumbling about how bad the rankings are, many top law schools have said they are withdrawing from the rankings, including many out of the top 10. I applaud this move, but I fear that law schools might break out the champagne too early. The battle might be won, but the war might ultimately be lost unless law schools do more than just withdraw.
Law schools aren’t really dropping out of the rankings; they are just pledging to refuse to submit certain data that US News wants. US News issued a statement declaring that it will continue ranking whether law schools cooperate or not. The dragon hasn’t been slain; it’s just not going to get some of the food it wants.
I was recently on a terrific panel called Cybersecurity and Data Security: What Every Lawyer Should Know held by Penn State Dickinson Law. The program focused on the latest developments in cybersecurity and data privacy. The panel was moderated by Professor Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn St. Dickinson Law. Speakers included:
Daniel Solove, Professor, George Washington University Law School
Michael Bramnick, Senior Vice-President-Administration, Chief Compliance Officer & Chief of Staff, NRG
Charisse Castagnoli, General Counsel and Manager, Instapay Flexible LLC
Trent Jaeger, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State University
Kriti Lane Scott, Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, CIA
Jack Stryker, Associate, Mullen Coughlin
You can watch the session for free at the embedded video below.
I recently gave a talk on Faculti about ideas in my recent book, BREACHED! WHY DATA SECURITY LAW FAILS AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT (Oxford University Press 2022), about how major security breaches could be prevented through new approaches to data security law. The Faculti platform provides a library of 8,000 video and audio insights from leaders in the academic and research community. You can check it out here. or below:
Here’s my new Halloween cartoon. It captures the many different privacy laws that organizations must follow. I’m curious to know the various combinations of privacy laws that various organizations must deal with.
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A lot has happened in privacy law in 2022 . . . which is actually nothing new because so much happens every year. I have thought about which 5 developments are the most notable, and here’s my list.
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If you couldn’t make it to my recent webinar on privacy law careers, you can watch the replay here. I had a great discussion with Karen Berkley, Jeewon Serrato and Eulonda Sykes about lateral moves and breaking into the privacy law field.
I also maintain pages with advice and information about privacy law careers that may be of interest.
We often hear of the dark side of artificial intelligence (AI), how it will plunge us into a dystopian world of lost privacy and bad automated decisions, culminating in the robots killing us all. Professor Orly Lobel’s The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future (Public Affairs, October 2022) offers a very different view – one of optimism.
Orly’s book is an exuberant and insightful account of the bright side of AI and related digital technologies. Her book is filled with fascinating facts and engaging stories. It’s a refreshing perspective and a wonderful read.
Orly Lobel is the Warren Distinguished Professor of Law; University Professor; and Director, Center for Employment and Labor Policy at the U.C. San Diego School of Law. She has written several other terrific books, which are described on her website.
