Privacy Lawls

You’re on the do-not-call list. You’ve blocked the number. And somehow, your phone is ringing again with another spam call. What gives?

In this episode, we sit down with Felix Shipkevich to unpack why spam calls and texts remain such a persistent problem, even after decades of laws and regulations designed to stop them.

We explore the laws meant to protect consumers, where they fall short, and what can actually be done to fight back against spammers. Because if the rules are supposed to stop these calls, why are we still getting so many of them?

AI is becoming an increasingly common place to turn with questions about our health, but what happens when we share our most sensitive medical information with a machine?

In this episode, we explore two often-overlooked risks of using AI for healthcare: privacy and safety. What happens to the medical information you enter into an AI system? Who might have access to it, and what are the implications of sharing deeply personal health details?

AI can be a powerful tool, but when it comes to something as important as your health, the stakes are incredibly high. This episode takes a closer look at the risks and why we should think carefully before handing our medical information or our medical decisions over to AI.

What is vendor due diligence? Why is it important? What do most people get wrong? What are best practices? What do you do if a vendor refuses?

We had on Richy Glassberg, CEO at SafeGuard Privacy to answer these questions and more. Plus, he shares some of the biggest red flags he's ever seen in his career when it comes to vendor due diligence.

You don't want to miss this awesome episode!

California has some of the strictest privacy regulations in the world. In this episode we dive into California privacy rights, enforcement, and the DROP platform.

Joining us is Tom Kemp, executive director of Cal Privacy.

What is a data inventory and why is it the foundation to any privacy program?

What core elements should a data inventory include?

Why should every company have a data inventory, even if they don't need to comply with current privacy laws?

We had guest, Brian Focht, on Privacy Lawls to discuss these question and more.

In this episode, we take a look at the evolving role of Data Protection Officers in the age of Artificial Intelligence.

What does the role now look like? How has it changed?

We are joined by Lena Kempe. Lena is an AI, IP, and privacy attorney and founder of LK Law Firm.

What's the purpose of privacy training? What should training cover? Can you include memes?

We recently had the founder of Red Clover Advisors, Jodi Daniels, come on the podcast to discuss the best practices when it comes to implementing privacy training in your company.

Want to advance your career in privacy? Want to avoid common mistakes that will stall your career? What are the most important skills to work on?

We were happy to have Jamal Ahmed join us to discuss how he's helped 70,000 privacy professionals across 137 countries advance their careers in privacy.

What is the legal definition of a data broker? How is it different than most people think? What kind of privacy laws impact data brokers? What's the best way to navigate those regulations?

We discuss all this and more with our guest, Zane Witherspoon.

What does it take to harmonize the governance of privacy laws? What are some best practices? What are we currently doing wrong?

Also, why do so many organizations that aren't GDPR compliant say they are GDPR compliant?

For this episode, we are joined by Paul Crafer and Esther Chung to discuss all this and more!

In this episode we cover what it takes to get a job in the privacy field. Everything from:

How GDPR exploded the job market;
What not to put in your resume (backed by crazy stories); and
Why now is a great time to get into the field.

Joining us is Jess Barre and her 14 years of experience recruiting people for privacy-related jobs.

What does it look like to transfer data between the EU (with GDPR) and the US (with state privacy laws, but no federal one)?

We explore that and more on this episode of Privacy Lawls.

Your license plate contains a bunch of data about you. With that in mind, should we be okay with automated license plate readers grabbing that data at all times?

Donata and special guest, Sara Vig discuss this and more.

AI is getting more advanced by the day, but it may still be awhile for AI to get to a point where it can replace human lawyers -- if it ever gets there.

That being said, lawyers need to learn the in's and out's of AI to become more efficient and learn what it takes to protect their clients data in the age of AI.

We brought on Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, CEO of ImmuniWeb and Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity Practice & Cyber Law to discuss.

"What will your future child look like?" "See yourself as a super hero!" "What would you look like as a Disney Character?"

There are a ton of trends online that are asking people to submit photos of themselves to AI tools to see themselves as ________ (Fill in the blank).

However, is this a good idea?

These trends basically require you to give up some of your data to the growing beast that is Artificial Intelligence.

On today's episode, we discuss the risk of submitting data to AI with Angeli Patel, Executive Director at Berkeley Center for Law and Business.

Getting full-grown adults to take their privacy seriously is a challenge in itself. So, just think of how easy it is for Children to give up extremely private information to scammers and businesses operating in bad faith.

For this episode, we bring on Denise, a subject matter expert in Children's Online Privacy. They discuss:

Data privacy horror stories that impact children/the elderly
How to help kids keep their data secure online
How businesses may be accidentally violating children's privacy laws (COPPA)

Now that everything from your phone to your microwave is "smart" and collecting data, what can consumers do to ensure they aren't giving up their privacy rights for a fancier microwave jingle?

We talk with Shannon Ralich, an innovative legal, AI, and privacy executive, to get some ideas on what to look out for and avoid as a consumer.

Modern cars are computers on wheels.

They track your acceleration, braking, driving habits, location, commonly-used apps, text messages, phone calls, conversations, etc. Some manufacturers say they may keep tabs on your sex life... wait, what?!

To make matters worse, several manufacturers have been caught selling this data to data brokers or insurance companies (that have changed people's rates based on driving data).

So, should you buy a new car? If you have a new car, how can you opt out of all this?

To discuss all this, we have Andrea Amico, founder of Privacy4Cars

The last several decades have shown us that with great technology comes great privacy risks. Now that AI is all the rage, it appears that this trend isn't slowing down anytime soon.

On today's episode, we have author and professor at GW Law School, Daniel Solove, discuss the tricky balance between technology and privacy.

Privacy is a big deal in the financial world and rightfully so. They posses very important and sensitive information.

So, how do financial privacy laws match/differ from the privacy laws passed by countries and states? What can they learn from each other?

We discuss this and more with Elliot Golding, a partner in McDermott Will & Emery's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice.