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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 52: Data Brokers, How Our Personal Information Is Sold
September 1, 2020
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 51: Non-Personal Data – India Stakes a Claim on Own...
August 20, 2020
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 50 – Intersection Of Cloud Computing And Data Privacy
August 7, 2020
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 49 – Hong Kong: What Impact of the National Security La...
July 31, 2020
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Privacy Considerations During the Coronavirus Pandemic
July 27, 2020
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Is the Crypto Camel’s Nose Under the Banker’s Tent With the OCC’s Interpretative Letter of Jul...
July 24, 2020
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Kentucky Continues Progress in Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts
July 24, 2020
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Schrems II: Privacy Unshielded
July 17, 2020
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 48 – Colombia and Data Privacy
July 6, 2020
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Understanding the CMMC’s New Regulatory Reality for Government Contractors
June 26, 2020
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Final Proposed CCPA Regulations Submitted for Approval
June 4, 2020
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What’s in your report? Disclosure of forensic reports after a data breach
June 3, 2020
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Data Breaches in Latin America
May 21, 2020
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Protecting Your IP During the Rapid Development of COVID-19 Tech Products
May 6, 2020
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Consumers Regain Control of Health Care Data Through New Rule
May 4, 2020
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Navigating Convertible Notes During and After COVID-19
April 24, 2020
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Spare a Thought for Patents When Fighting COVID-19
March 26, 2020
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#WFH? Security Considerations for Working Remotely
March 23, 2020
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What’s Changed? California AG Becerra releases second set of revisions to proposed CCPA regulation...
March 12, 2020
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Customedia v. Dish Illustrates Difficulty of Determining Patent Eligibility
March 10, 2020
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Dangerous Intersection Ahead: Privacy and Banking Fintech
March 9, 2020
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New Bills Suggest Privacy is Top of Mind for State Lawmakers
February 12, 2020
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What’s next? Data protection in the United Kingdom after Brexit
January 31, 2020
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Could Banks Be Targeted in Iran’s Cyber Retaliation?
January 7, 2020
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New Year, New Data Privacy Laws in Multiple States
January 6, 2020
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast Episode 47 – Cookies and California, Businesses Beware
December 23, 2019
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast Episode 46 – Finland Leads The Way In The Secondary Use Of Heal...
November 18, 2019
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Blockchain and voting
October 15, 2019
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California’s Consumer Privacy Act Completes its 2019 Legislative Journey
September 17, 2019
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Do We Have A Contract? What Delta’s Win Tells Us About Privacy Policies
August 16, 2019
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What You Need to Know about Maine’s New Privacy Law
August 15, 2019
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A Primer for Litigation Counsel Regarding the Organizing of Loan Workout and Cybersecurity Professio...
July 10, 2019
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Solar Energy Providers Should Protect Their Investments with Advanced DC Monitoring
July 8, 2019
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Rising Momentum for Blockchain’s Decentralized Finance Applications
July 5, 2019
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Georgia Disallows State-Law Claims for Negligent Disclosure of Personal Data
June 13, 2019
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The Driverless Car – Ready or Not, Here It Comes
May 14, 2019
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast Episode 35 – Hot Topics in Data Privacy – From the U.S. F...
May 13, 2019
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The Use and Legal Ramifications of Artificial Intelligence Entering the Workforce
April 30, 2019
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast Episode 34 – When Employees Cooperate With Law Enforcement And ...
April 30, 2019
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Domain Name Enforcement Post-GDPR
April 15, 2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) FAQ
April 11, 2019
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Does the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Apply to Your Business? A Flowchart
March 7, 2019
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Your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Checklist
March 4, 2019
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast Episode 31 – Data Incidents and Breaches: What mid-sized companies ...
March 4, 2019
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Thank You Michigan, Next! A Third State Adopts the NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law
February 19, 2019
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast Podcast Episode 30 – Good news for 2019 from Europe for US firm...
January 4, 2019
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 27 – Digital Authoritarianism
November 6, 2018
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The Federal Tax Consequences of Cryptocurrency Transactions
October 1, 2018
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Drone Services: Don’t fly in the face of IP law
September 21, 2018
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California Consumer Privacy Act: Applicability and Compliance for Employers
September 5, 2018
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Ohio Enacts Law Acknowledging Blockchain Transactions and Granting Safe Harbor Protections to Eligib...
August 9, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 25 – Europe’s GDPR – Representatives an...
July 30, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 24 – Internet Review Sites and Free Expression
July 26, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 23 – California’s New Data Privacy Law
July 9, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 22 – GDPR and non-EU Businesses
June 18, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 21 – GDPR is here
June 1, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 20 – China’s New Data Privacy Standards
May 16, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 19 – The EU/U.S. and Swiss Privacy Shield
April 26, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 18 – How businesses outside the EU can comply w...
April 19, 2018
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New York Attorney General Launches Inquiry into Cryptocurrency Exchanges
April 18, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 17 – Consent: The meaning of it under GDPR
April 17, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 16 – Lawful Processing of Personal Data under t...
April 10, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 15 – Personal Data and the GDPR
April 9, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 14 – Controllers and Processors
April 2, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 13 – Does the GDPR apply to a business outside ...
March 29, 2018
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 12 -The GDPR is Coming
March 26, 2018
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Blockchain Update: SEC Order Interrupts the Munchee ICO
December 18, 2017
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Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: Are We Sufficiently Protected? (Part 2 of 3)
December 11, 2017
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AI is Surging: Are We Ready for the Fallout? (Part 1 of 3)
November 21, 2017
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 11 – Tech Support Scams
August 25, 2017
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 10 – Cybersecurity & IoT
August 9, 2017
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 9 – Phishing – How to Avoid Being Hooked
August 3, 2017
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 8 – FBI CyberAlert about massive attack, July 2...
July 28, 2017
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Let Me Introduce You to Three Robot Lawyers
May 4, 2017
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 7 – Big Data and Your Personal Privacy
December 1, 2016
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 6 – Facial Recognition Technology and Our Priva...
November 28, 2016
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 5 – Top Tips On Protecting Your Data
November 22, 2016
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ICOs: Cloud-based but likely grounded in regulations
November 4, 2016
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 4 – Your Personal Checklist for CyberSecurity
October 17, 2016
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A Legislative Definition of Blockchain
October 13, 2016
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 3 – The Battleground of Data and Disclosure
October 10, 2016
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 2 – Google and European Data Privacy
October 9, 2016
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Data Privacy Detective Podcast – Episode 1 – Data Privacy Starts with You
October 7, 2016
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