Connect on Tech

In this episode, your host Brian Hengesbaugh is joined by Benjamin Slinn, a senior associate in our London office, to discuss how data protection may look in a post-Brexit Europe.

In this episode, you will learn about:

● What to expect during the transition period, which lasts until December 31, 2020

● Potential changes in international data transfers after the transition period expires

● Practical steps from a data protection perspective that companies should consider taking to prepare for the end of the transition period

Joining host Brian Hengesbaugh this episode is Dr. Lukas Feiler, a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Vienna office. Brian and Lukas discuss breach notification in Austria under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Specifically, how to deal with the 72-hour requirement and some of the related strategic decisions.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• What happens when Austrian data protection authorities follow up on a data breach notification

• Whether having a “file early, file often” approach is beneficial or detrimental when it comes to potential data breaches

• What the authorities focus on the most during their investigations and how a company can get all the formalities right

In this episode, your host Brian Hengesbaugh is joined by associates Danielle Benecke (San Francisco/Palo Alto) and Yoon Chae (Dallas). The three discuss the legislative and regulatory developments surrounding artificial intelligence.

In this episode, you will learn about:

• Definitions of AI and how these inform policy and regulation

• Trends in AI legislation in the US and globally

Recommendations, guidance, and advice on navigating the changing regulatory landscape for companies currently deploying AI or considering deploying AI

Joining this episode of Connect on Tech is Brandon Moseberry, a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office. Brandon will discuss cookies and trackers, a critical, complex issue. In this episode, you will hear:

• What cookies and trackers are and how they work

• Whether the usage of these cookies and trackers constitute a sale under the CCPABrandon’s predictions on further developments and solutions, as well as his tips on how companies should tackle this issue

Francesca Gaudino, a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Milan office, joins this episode of Connect on Tech to discuss the December 18th opinion issued by the Advocates General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union on Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland (Shrems II). In this episode you will learn:

• What this opinion means for the resolution of the case

• View of the AG on standard contractual clauses and how this may affect companies from a practical perspective

• Commercial implications of a final decision on Shrems II that follows the AG’s opinion

In this episode, Brian Hengesbaugh is joined by Flavia Rebello, a partner at Baker McKenzie in São Paulo, Brazil. Together, they discuss the new Brazilian data protection law. In this episode, you will hear:

• An overview of the new law — what’s covered, key requirements, and when it comes into force

• What the penalty structure will look like and whether there are private rights of action

• Flavia’s tips for how companies can prepare for the new law

In this episode of Connect On Tech, your host Brian Hengesbaugh is joined by Adam Aft and Peter George, two partners in Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office. Together they will discuss the 2019 Cloud and Data Survey. Tune in to learn:

In this episode of Connect On Tech, your host ​Brian Hengesbaugh is joined by Julia Kaufmann, a partner at Baker McKenzie in Munich. In this episode, you will learn about: