Privacy Law

How do you convince teams that privacy isn't a roadblock, but essential from the start? Spent weeks crafting rock-solid privacy recommendations for that new product launch...only for the project m… more

What's the pay and work experience like as claims counsel for cyber insurance carriers? Everyone seems really chill from the law firm end

In your opinion, is it fair game to use public posts for AI training without explicit consent?

Can we use the very tech that sometimes erodes privacy to protect it instead? Imagine an AI trained on legal jargon, tasked with spotting loopholes and confusing clauses in privacy policies before the… more

Does anyone know the legal basis for many dating apps that are collecting data on users' sexual orientation without consent in Virginia? Tinder and Bumble asked but no explicit consent.

How many years into practice were you before going in-house?

Hey, quick one. What are the consequences of leaking confidential information? (Like emails and messages within a company. Between the board of directors)

Which business function (marketing, operations, etc.) is it easiest/more natural to pivot into coming from Privacy?

How does your company handle DSRs/DSARs from residents of states with privacy laws if your company has no presence there? Do you still process the request? Or only for those in states where your compa… more

If you could write one new privacy law to change the landscape, what would it focus on?

For those of you who have been in this industry for a while now, what mistake did you make that you learned the most from?

Confession: Some days I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing and everyone's about to figure it out. Imposter syndrome hits hard sometimes. Anyone else?

What apps and tools do you use to manage your massive to-do lists? I'm ideally looking for ideas where I can merge my personal lists with work lists.

Is niching down worth it? Was thinking about trying to get into healthcare, but I'm also a little afraid of being married to one industry my entire career.

Are you a 2-4 year looking for good work life balance & work at a top ranked boutique? Reach out to me for more information / job posting and referral.

How’s the market looking for privacy? Trying to switch from in house to big law

Has anyone completed the certificate in privacy and cybersecurity law from Osgoode? If so, how would you compare it to the CIPP certification?

Has anyone built a privacy avengers cross functional team? If so how did you do it and who did you invite?

Any leads on places hiring junior attorneys? Specialized in privacy- and cybersecurity-focused law in law school but had my start date pushed back and looking for another gig.

Hey I have someone whose applying for law school and looking to stay near miami fl. What is it that law schools are looking for to stand out above everyone else on law school? Or what we need to do t… more

Has anyone been successful in entering into a BAA with meta or google?

Has anyone heard of any company filing a complaint with the FTC or State AGs about receiving a voluminous amount of DSRs (50k+) in an abusive/spam like manner? My company is dealing with this and none… more

My firm is trying to spin up a new Privacy/Data Management/Cybersecurity practice and I'm spearheading it. What are y'all's preferences when it comes to software for privacy practitioners … more

Can someone be successful in the privacy field without being a lawyer? I currently work in cyber (GRC) and touch on Privacy occasionally. When I do work in privacy I do enjoy that work more than Cyber… more

What privacy issues at hand with utilizing a vendor who analyzes CCTV footage using computer vision algorithms in stores for retail company ? Assuming proper DPA in place, etc.

What’s are people seeing for data breach protection in a vendor contract? Especially interested in hearing about contracts that involve personal data, but not sensitive personal data. Are you getting/… more

For CIPP/US or any IAPP certs, do you recommend purchasing the study materials through IAPP’s site (which appears to be about $1,000), or is utilizing a 3rd party study aid (such as Privacy Bootcamp’s… more

Hi All 👋🏼 - does anyone here have experience switching from a different (transactional) practice to privacy? I am a 7th year Biglaw associate that left my law firm last year and would like to leave … more

Has anyone experienced a controller exercising their right to object to addition of a new subprocessor by the processor? If so, what was the reason and how did it go down?

If fortunate to have the option to be either a Chief Compliance Officer (Healthcare) or, a Chief Privacy Officer (HealthTech), which option would you pursue? And more important, why? Assume salary dif… more

Are firms even hiring? I see lots of job postings, went on a bunch of interviews, but nada. Then I see the same jobs are being reposted (also not seeing new faces on their websites).🤬

Do you all put stickers on your work computer?

I need to put together an “about me” intro for an in house job. What do I include??

Would anyone be willing to have a quick call to discuss their career path and share any insights? I am currently a Big4 Cybersecurity Consultant considering privacy law. TIA

Looking for a lawyer for Children Youth Case any help on where and how I should look?-RDMK

Can anyone point me in the direction of guidance on the definition of "direct relationship" under the California Delete Act?

I know the term is not defined in the Act, nor in CCPA. Just tryi… more

Hi everyone! Does anyone know where can I find free sources for CIPP-Canada exam?

Does anyone have any experience of the Masters in Information Security and Privacy at University of Texas as Austin? I’m a non-lawyer looking for gain more credentials in the privacy space.

Lawyers who didn’t start out in privacy/security and moved to it, what kind of law did you come from?