Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): We're seeing a lot of company policies encouraging employees to "bring your own devices" (smartphones, laptops and tablets). The thinking is that if employees get to use devices they're familiar with and happy with, then you'll be able to recruit and keep happy workers. There are cost savings (from the company not buying devices) and supposedly increased productivity. But...

- during the employment relationship or at termination, it's hard/impossible to get access to employee-owned devices to confirm misappropriation of trade secrets;

- such devices are loaded with personal data -- financial data on taxes and investments, family or other personal photos, videos, etc. - greater likelihood of friends, family members, etc. borrowing or using a personal device and thus exposed to company information.

- some security solutions like keystroke/keylogging software really are bad mojo to try sneaking onto a person's personal device.

- lack of separation between work and home devices also opens up more potential opportunity to malware that can cause bigger problems re: hackers and breaches.

Learn more about this complex topic with the PrivacyRules expert John Eastwood from Eiger in Taiwan

With the ever-increasing presence of technology in the workplace and the risks associated with the use of digital tools, information sharing and employees working from home, control measures in Norway are on the rise. Such, measures, ranging from access controls to GPS tracking, are subject to the GDPR as incorporated into the Norwegian Personal Data Act. Furthermore, the Norwegian Working Environment Act and its appurtenant regulations impose several procedural obligations on employers wishing to implement control measures in the workplace. Failure to comply with these obligations could not only expose the employer to potential liability and loss of reputation, but also render any evidence gathered through the measure inadmissible before the Norwegian courts.

Our Norwegian expert, Alexander Mollan from Brækhus Advokatfirma DA, delves into this complicated patchwork of laws in order to provide you with some practical tips on how to avoid any risk dealing with this sector.

What’s the biggest threat to personal privacy in 2021?

Our Chairman and US expert Joe Dehner, Counsel at Frost Brown Todd LLP, reveals how to face the biggest threat of 2021, the splinternet!

But what is the splinternet? How is it related to us, our governments and the entire world?

Learn it with us in this brief video and follow PrivacyRules not to miss our next episodes.

Session 2 has been moderated by Joe Dehner (PrivacyRules Chairman), debating with Kohei Kurihara (Japan), Grace Shaw (Canada), Kevin Warburton (Hong Kong), Ken Morris (USA), and Eric Cook (USA) about:

- Points to consider about data lifecycles: (i) collection and storage, (ii) processing, (iii) transfer (domestic or overseas, intra-group or to third parties), and (iv) deletion

- Points to learn from precedents: what is the main cause of data breaches based on your experience?

- How can you detect and recognize a (potential) data breaches promptly?

- What should be considered in order to establish effective cybersecurity compliance?

Session 1 has been moderated by Akira Matsuda (our host from Japan), debating with Yingyu Wang (Singapore), Jihong Chen (China), Agnieszka Wiercińska-Krużewska (Poland) and Kim Walker (UK) on:

- Establishing an effective compliance system for cross-border data transfers – what should businesses focus on?

- What is the difference between domestic data transfer compliance and international data transfer compliance?

- What is the best way to monitor the data flows?

- How do you comply when a business uses overseas processors?