Navigating the complex legal landscape of employee privacy and employer cybersecurity in today's digital workplace.
Employee privacy rights pose unique challenges for all employers. As the line between work life and home life continues to blur, privacy laws continue to evolve at an accelerated rate. In part, those laws seek to add a more definitive boundary between workers’ privacy rights and employers’ risk management needs.
Those legal developments, coupled with burgeoning innovative technology such as ChatGPT and increased social media usage by executives and staff, have created a big quandary. There is increased tension between employees’ freedom of expression and the growing universe of employer measures needed to reduce the risk of liability for data breaches.
Advances in technology have led to new challenges and opportunities for employers. This interactive session will allow participants to learn more about privacy rights in the workplace, understand regulatory requirements, and gain practical tips to help manage employee expectations and maintain a productive workplace.
Owner, Founder, President and "Oracle of Data" at a law firm dedicated to electronic information advice
Robert D. Brownstone, Esq. After reaching his 20th anniversary as a lawyer and technologist at a prominent Silicon Valley law firm in 2000, Robert launched his own law firm and a tech consulting company. Most of his work entails advising and/or training organizations on: records retention/destruction policies and protocols; electronic discovery; data privacy; cybersecurity; data breach incident response, eWorkplace policies, protocols and training; and social-media rewards and risks. A nationally recognized resource on electronic information, he has authored over 100 articles and been cited in at least 100 law review articles.  In addition, he has been featured or quoted more than 180 times in various legal publications and major mainstream media outlets. Robert has delivered over 500 presentations on a wide range of topics and also taught, and been an administrator, at multiple law schools all around the country. Robert is a member of the State Bars of California and New York and is a past Chair of the executive committee of the State Bar of California’s Law Practice Management and Technology (LPMT) Section. He has taught more than 10 eDiscovery Law & Process classes at four law schools nationwide. Robert received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School and his B.A., English Literature and Political Science, from Swarthmore College. His full bio and extensive CV – the latter with hundreds of linked resources – are available at https://www.oracleofdata.com and https://www.robertbrownstone.com .
