California (CA) Privacy CLE Course Catalog

Businesses everywhere are dealing with the repercussions of inflation, and of those is the increase in fraud risks to an organization. The risk of fraud is inevitable for companies of all shapes and sizes, but the pressures of current inflationary times mean the need for preventive oversight is at an all-time high. Fraud expert Natalie Lewis will provide insight into the internal and external threats of fraud as well as best practices to protect your organization.

The connection between Discovery, Security and Privacy is evolving, as new regulations materialize and the threat landscape expands. Join this session to hear from legal professionals on how Privacy and Security is front and center, to support and manage eDiscovery at Microsoft as well as other organizations.

In this program, you'll learn the lessons of some data breach cases that can help you protect your company when facing a data breach. This program also provides timely, actionable advice that includes the 5 things you can start doing today to help prevent data breaches and better prepare your company to respond to them if they do occur, focusing on the healthcare space where data breaches can include disclosure of personal health information regulated by state and federal laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Regulations are changing every few months, and even if you’re not a privacy expert, GCs need to stay current with the changes to be compliant. California, Colorado and many other states are in the process of implementing robust new privacy laws, and with more states to follow their lead in the near future. Attend this session to stay informed of what’s to come and be prepared to move forward as it relates to federal and state privacy laws.

Privacy Policies and Privacy Programs are unique to each organization. Understanding your data privacy risk and where your data is located should be the starting point to creating a Privacy Policy and Privacy Program. Learn about your data privacy risk by using various assessments and techniques, including data mapping and data privacy assessments.

The discussion will focus on the latest developments with the California and other states’ privacy initiatives as well as the future of data privacy within the U.S. and how in-house counsel can prepare effectively. Specifically, our panelists will explore how to adapt your privacy operations and what is the scope of the application for each regulation.

From OSHA to HIPAA, as we gain traction on returning to in-person work, governing bodies are clamoring to identify the legality of collecting and storing all this data. What can we use it for, and when is health data storage infringing on human rights? This session will deep dive into the impact the last year has had on health data and implications in how this data can legally be used moving forward.

Facial recognition is used by law enforcement surveillance, airport passenger screening, and employment and housing decisions. Despite widespread adoption, face recognition was recently banned for use by police and local agencies in several cities, including large cities after whistleblowers uncovered inherent bias within these algorithms. Our experts in this fascinating session will discuss the implications of this embedded bias, how they uncovered it, and the ethics behind the use of this technology.

As countries around the world develop and others tighten already existing privacy guidelines, in-house counsel will need to quickly adapt and be clear on how all that activity impacts their particular business. In this session, the panel will discuss the most important data privacy regulations regulations and initiatives.