Upcoming ILG Speaking Engagements (01.01.12 -- 03.31.12)
Social Media Workshop, American Bankers Association Insurance Risk Management Annual Forum – Miami, January 24, 2012 (David Navetta)
Social Networking and Professional Responsibility: Can They Co-Exist?, USC Gould School of Law 2012 Tax Institute-- Los Angeles, January 24, 2012 (Tanya Forsheit)
Santa Clara University Computer & High Technology Law Journal Symposium -- Santa Clara, CA, January 27, 2012 (Tanya Forsheit)
Cloud Computing Contracts, Cloud Connect 2012 -- Santa Clara, CA, February 14, 2012 (Tanya Forsheit)
Back to Basics — Why is Data Privacy Suddenly a Concern within the Utility Industry?,Smart Grid Data Privacy Symposium -- Las Vegas, February 16, 2012 (Boris Segalis)
Third-Party Vendor Management — Addressing Cloud Computing Privacy, Security, and Information Management Issues, Smart Grid Data Privacy Symposium -- Las Vegas, February 16, 2012 (David Navetta)
Clouding of the Issues – What challenges and obstacles are we overcoming today?, Reboot 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference -- Victoria, BC, Canada, February 17, 2012 (Tanya Forsheit)
The Future of the Law Is Up in the Clouds: The New Ethical Reality of Cloud Computing and Social Media, American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation Committee on Corporate Counsel -- Carlsbad, CA, February 18, 2012 (Tanya Forsheit)
Information Security and Social Media Use,Legal Social Media: Privacy, Security, and Employment Rights and Practices Seminar, San Francisco, February 27, 2012 (David Navetta)
Legal & Privacy Issues in the Social Media Marketing Context, Legal Social Media: Privacy, Security, and Employment Rights and Practices Seminar, San Francisco, February 27, 2012 (Boris Segalis)
The Dark Side of a Payment Card Breach, RSA Conference 2012 – San Francisco, February 28, 2012 (David Navetta)
Whose Fault is it that I Didn’t Know it Wasn’t You—an Update, RSA Conference 2012 – San Francisco, February 29, 2012 (David Navetta)
Should I Sue? The Perils of Litigation in the Age of Anonymous, RSA Conference 2012 – San Francisco, February 29, 2012 (Tanya Forsheit)
The Vendor Management Challenge: Doing More with Less, RSA Conference 2012 – San Francisco, March 2, 2012 (Boris Segalis)
The ABCs of OBA: A Primer for Website Operators, IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2012 – Washington D.C., March 7-9, 2012 (Justine Gottshall)
De-identification, Re-identification and the Definition of PII, IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2012 – Washington D.C., March 7-9, 2012 (Boris Segalis)
The Ethos of Lawyers in a Networked World: Privacy, Privilege and Evolving Parameters, IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2012 – Washington D.C., March 7-9, 2012 (Tanya Forsheit)
33rd Annual PMA Marketing Law Conference
This week, Jamie Rubin and Heather Nolan from the InfoLawGroup will speak at the industry’s leading marketing law conference, hosted by the Promotion Marketing Association. The 33rd Annual Marketing Law Conference will take place this Tuesday and Wednesday, November 15-16, at the Downtown Chicago Marriott/Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois. Jamie Rubin will speak on a panel discussing “Using Current Technologies to Jumpstart Legally Compliant Promotions” in a Wednesday afternoon session. Heather Nolan will present a roundtable discussion about “Best Practices for Virtual Marketing, Blogs and Testimonials” on Wednesday morning. Registration is still available here.
Please Tune In Monday, January 31, 2011
I hope you will tune in Monday, January 31, 2011, 8-9 am Pacific (11-12 Eastern), to Privacy Piracy, audio streaming on www.kuci.org (or locally in Southern California on KUCI 88.9 FM in Irvine, CA). Mari Frank will interview me about the following topics and more:
- If an organization has the time and resources to do only one thing to improve its privacy and data security compliance programs in 2011, what should that one thing be?
- What are the hottest topics in information law in 2011?
- What can an organization using or considering using cloud services do today to protect itself?
FTC's Report on Privacy Sets Forth Framework for Consumers, Businesses and Policymakers
On December 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission issued a preliminary report entitled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change, A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers”. The report proposes a framework to balance the privacy interests of consumers with innovation that relies on consumer information to develop beneficial new products and services.
Continue Reading...David Vladeck Previews FTC's Report on Online Privacy
Speaking this morning, David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, discussed some of the major points of the Commission's upcoming report on online privacy. Mr. Vladeck said that the FTC's report will set out strategies for reducing the daunting burden consumers currently are facing in safeguarding their online privacy.
Here are some of the major points the report is expected to raise:
Continue Reading...Pondering the Role of Privacy Lawyers: From Jerusalem to New York
During the final week of October and beginning of November, I attended two privacy events that were set far apart geographically and philosophically: the Data Protection Commissioners Conference in Jerusalem and the ad:tech conference in New York City. The Jerusalem event had a decidedly pro-privacy flavor, while at ad:tech businesses showcased myriad ways for monetizing personal information. Both conferences posed interesting questions about the future of privacy, but as a privacy lawyer I was more interested in learning and observing than engaging in the privacy debates. The events’ apparently divergent privacy narratives made me ponder where a privacy lawyer may fit on the privacy continuum between these two great cities.
Continue Reading...Upcoming Cloud Computing Webinars
I will be speaking on various aspects of cloud computing at two upcoming webinars in May:
- Cloud Computing: Emerging E-Discovery Trends, Strafford webinar, May 4, 2010 (1:00 pm Eastern)
- Negotiating and Preparing Cloud Contracts, IAPP web conference, May 13, 2010 (1:00 pm Eastern)
There will be something for everyone (litigators and transactional counsel). Dave and I will both speak at the IAPP web conference on May 13 on Negotiating and Preparing Cloud Contracts.
Please join us!





