by Monique Altheim on April 30, 2014 This past month saw another batch of large data breaches, with “Heartbleed” considered by some the largest data security breach in the history of the internet; a flurry of legislative efforts by the States to regulate the use of drones, student privacy and government surveillance; a landmark victory […]
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@AltheimLaw’s Privacy and Data Protection Week in Review
California Privacy Should We Cheer The California Attorney General’s Revenge Porn Arrest Or Find It Alarming? (Forbes Cross-Post) http://ow.ly/2CgHsk California’s New Do-Not-Track Law Goes Into Effect January 1, 2014, Remember To Check Your Privacy Policy For … ow.ly/2CimTG Conferences IAPP Daily Dashboard @DailyDashboard17 Dec Coverage of last week’s #DPCongress #NSA panel w/ @ioerror @stewartbaker @bendrath & Vodafone (recording included) bit.ly/1kSpreu “Yes, Consent Is Dead. […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on December 20, 2013
https://ediscoverymap.com/2013/12/altheimlaws-privacy-and-data-protection-week-in-review-2/
U.S. Cross Border Ediscovery vs. EU Data Protection: Clash of the Titans
I recently gave a CLE presentation at the LegalTech West Coast Conference in Los Angeles on the legal problems and tensions of conducting U.S. civil litigation ediscovery in the European Economic Area (EEA), which consists of the 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The subtitle “Clash of the Titans” derives from the […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on May 29, 2012
https://ediscoverymap.com/2012/05/cross-border-ediscovery-vs-eu-data-protection-clash-of-the-titans/
The Privacy Law Salon: Dialogue with Policymakers
Yesterday, the first Privacy Law Salon in Washington DC, took place at the National Press Club. The Privacy Law Salon: Dialogue with Policymakers, was “a unique meeting of the most experienced practitioners and corporate executives dealing with privacy law matters, and a unique opportunity to interact with the policymakers affecting the future of privacy.” The purpose of […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on April 4, 2012
https://ediscoverymap.com/2012/04/the-privacy-law-salon-dialogue-with-policymakers/
Privacy and Data Protection Week in Mexico City
This past week was “Privacy Week” in Mexico City, where three seperate conferences were held back-to-back. The Public Voice conference, chaired by Lillie Coney of EPIC, had as its theme: “Privacy is Freedom” One of the highlights was a discussion between David Benasar, Senior Legal Counsel Aticle 19 and Marc Rotenberg, President of EPIC, titled: Frame […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on November 5, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/11/privacy-and-data-protection-week-in-mexico-city/
The Data Privacy Debate in Social Media Market Research: A Legal Perspective
by Monique Altheim Greenbookblog.org recently hosted a debate by representatives of research associations and companies engaged in social media research on the subject of data privacy in social media market research. Three major industry bodies were represented: CASRO, MRS and ESOMAR. The debate was spurred on by the recent issuing of new guidelines by ESOMAR, draft guidelines by CASRO […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on October 18, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/10/the-date-privacy-debate-in-social-media-market-research-a-legal-perspective/
The Meaning of “Consent” in the EU Data Protection Framework: A New Article 29 Working Party Opinion
The Meaning of “Consent” in the EU Data Protection Framework: A New Article 29 Working Party Opinion On July 13, 2011, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (hereafter Article 29 WP ) adopted Opinion 15/2011 on the Definition of Consent. This opinion looks into the legal framework regarding the use of […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on July 15, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/07/the-meaning-of-%e2%80%9cconsent%e2%80%9d-in-the-eu-data-protection-framework-a-new-article-29-working-party-opinion/
The Review of the EU Data Protection Framework v. The State of Online Consumer Privacy in the US
Yesterday, on March 16, 2011, I had a field day. As an attorney, licensed both in the EU and in the US, with a special interest in privacy law, I was able to observe quasi simultanuous policy making by both Brussels and Washington, D.C. on the same subject matter, from the comfort of my office […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on March 17, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/03/the-review-of-the-eu-data-protection-framework-v-the-state-of-online-consumer-privacy-in-the-us/
Privacy, European Union Data Protection and EDiscovery
Ediscovery in US Civil Litigation and EU Data Protection EDiscovery in the US Electronic Discovery (or “Ediscovery”) is the process of identifying, preserving, collecting, preparing, reviewing, and producing electronically stored information (“ESI”) in the context of the legal process. Some examples of ESI are: emails, word documents, power point presentations, excel sheets, social media posts, […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on March 6, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/03/how-to-conduct-ediscovery-in-the-european-union/
Computer, Privacy & Data Protection: European Data Protection: In Good Health? Part 2
According to its mission statement, the annual conference “Computers, Privacy and Data Protection“ in Brussels aims to create a bridge between policy makers, academics, practitioners and activists, and aims to become Europe’s most important forum for the discussion of data protection and privacy issues. This goal was certainly reached during the panel on Bahavioural Targeting and […]
Posted by Monique Altheim on January 31, 2011
https://ediscoverymap.com/2011/01/computer-privacy-data-protection-european-data-protection-in-good-health-part-2/