Ghosts of the 23′-24′ E-Board

Hey everyone,

While next year’s e-board gets up to speed, we current officers aren’t gone yet, and neither is our passion for privacy! We hope you enjoy these last two events to round out the year.

Events:

How-To with Kyle: Intro to Building Websites

Before we wrap up the semester, Kyle would like to share with us his website building secrets. This event is Tuesday, April 16th, from 12:50 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. in W302. Bring your laptop!

How-To with Kyle: Intro to Building Websites – New York Law Student Privacy Law Association

Learn some web essentials and build a site of your very own–all with no prior knowledge expected or required. Bring a laptop when you attend! Bring a laptop!

TriBeCa Cybersecurity Summit 2024

Professor Pastor has put together some great speakers for the TriBeCa Cybersecurity Summit on Friday, April 26. He is not only our faculty advisor but also a great resource.

TriBeCa Cybersecurity Summit 2024 – New York Law Student Privacy Law Association

Come hear the most essential and current information related to cybersecurity and the law, including a survey of the cyber threat landscape, best practices on cyber extortion, and how to improve cyber defenses via the negotiation of strong cyber provisions in vendor contracts.

Privacy News:

You Cannot Hide Your Data from Apple with an iPhone

Apple preloads apps on all its technology, which collect a whole host of private information. I’m pretty happy with my green boxes.

Keeping iPhone Data Hidden From Apple Is ‘Virtually Impossible’

Despite Apple’s privacy focus, your iPhone might not be as private as you think, according to a new warning from researchers.

Employer Brought to Court for Failure to Delete Biometric Data of Former Employee

An air filter supplier required employees to use their fingerprints to track their hours. The suit alleges that it retained this data even after its reasons for collecting them ceased to apply.

Senator Gives 6th Graders a Privacy Lesson.

You are never too old to learn about privacy, nor too young! Should children not know about why we protect them?

Communication Department Facilitates Conversation on Children’s Online Privacy with Sen. Markey, Deerfield Elementary School | UMass Amherst

Professor Erica Scharrer and her doctoral students arranged for sixth graders to meet virtually with Sen. Edward Markey to discuss a proposed law that would strengthen online protections for children and teenagers.

Best,
Jon Welgrin
Social Chair, Privacy Law Association
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