Cyberspace Law Committee Newsletter - July 2019

Message from the Chair

Cheryl Dancey Balough

I am very pleased to announce that the 2020 Cyberspace Law Institute will be held on January 24-25, 2020 in Phoenix. We all are enjoying the summer heat now, and you’ll have the opportunity to get another taste of it in January (highs around 70) while getting caught up on the latest in cyberspace law and networking with your colleagues.

Upcoming Programs Presented by Committee Members

Cyberspace Law Committee members are presenting several programs at the Business Law Section Meeting in September. Read below to find out more!

Does E-Commerce Have a Digital Privacy Problem?

The last decade saw a remarkable proliferation of digital technology. Smartphones and other new devices allow users to shop and communicate with unprecedented convenience. The accessibility of these technologies was followed by digital privacy scandals including Cambridge Analytica, Edward Snowden, and various hacks, malware attacks, and retail data breaches. More commentators are expressing concern about the trade-offs inherent in a lifestyle increasingly spent online.

Subcommittee News

The Consumer Privacy and Data Analytics Subcommittee’s Global Privacy Checklist project is still on track for a fall publication. New volunteers, Chae Kim and Patrick McKnight, have stepped in to take the U.S. state survey of privacy regulations to the finish line. At this point, we are still awaiting final word from the ABA on next steps, including the methodology that will be used to publish the Checklist.

Call for Future Contributions

Do you have something that might make a good contribution to next month's Cyberspace Law newsletter? Email Tom Kierner with your blurb! Have a less Cyberspace-y contribution? It might be a good fit for Business Law Today. Email Juliet Moringiello, and she will help you with the submission process.