Joan Fullam Irick Privacy Project

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Privacy Project V was published in the July 2017 and October 2017 Defense Counsel Journal issues. Articles are available below.

Phase V Topics

• Privacy Project V Foreward
• The Era of the Internet of Things: Can Product Liability Laws Keep Up?
• Follow the Audit Trail: The Impact of Metadata in Litigation
• Standing in the Midst of a Data Breach Class Action
• Connected Cars and Automated Driving: Privacy Challenges on Wheels
• The French Blocking Statute and Cross-Border Discovery
• Did You Really Send It? Email Evidence in Litigation and Arbitration in Argentina
• Zones of Privacy: How Private?
• Busting the Black Box: Big Data Employment and Privacy
• EU Data Protection and the Conflict of Laws: The Usual “Bag of Tricks” or a Fight Against the Evasion of the Law?
• Shots Fired – A Rational Assessment of Mass Shootings, The Alleged Participation of the Mentally Ill, and an Impaired Right of Privacy
• A Look at Canadian Privacy and Anti-Spam Laws
• Discovery of the Insurer’s Claims File: Exploring the Limits of Plaintiff’s Fishing License
• Drones: A New Front in the Fight Between Government Interests and Privacy Concerns
• Data Privacy Protection of Personal Information Versus Usage of Big Data: Introduction of the Recent Amendment to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Japan)
• Global Positioning Systems and Social Media – Anathemas to Privacy

Privacy Project IV is available in its entirety here. (published 2011)

Phase IV Topics

• Social Media Surveillance
• Warrantless Searches Using GPS Surveillance
• Sealing your Settlement Agreement from the Public Eye
• New Developments in PRC Privacy Laws
• Privacy in the Face of New Forms of Electronic Communication
• Biometrics and Privacy in Iraq
• Signing Your Privacy Away?
• Launching Australia’s Privacy Law into the 21st Century
• Voyeurism in the Computer Age
• The Privacy Implications of Arizona’s Immigration Law
• Privacy and the MMSEA
• Privacy Breach Notification under Canadian Privacy Law
• Caution: What You Post Can Hurt You!
• Massachusetts Strengthens Protection Requirements for Consumer Information
• Confidentiality Concerns Surrounding Outsourcing
• The Judgment of Google
• How Companies Should Navigate Foreign Privacy Laws
• Revisiting the Apex Doctrine

Privacy Project III is available in its entirety here. (published 2007)

Phase III Topics

• The Cycle of America’s Privacy Intrusion: The USA Patriot Act Continues a Historical Trend
• The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege: Preserving Privacy in an Age of Transparency
• Caveat Employer
• Employer Surveillance of Employee Computer Use
• Privacy of Workplace Drug Testing Procedures and Results
• Privacy, the New Black?
• Spilling Your Beans: An Analysis of States’ Notice of Breach Laws and Recent Court Rulings
• Police Confidential: Access to Law Enforcement Files in New York Federal Court Actions
• What is a “Related” Medical Condition?: Pitting the Privacy Interest in Medical Treatment Against the Right to Discover Relevant Evidence
• Privacy in the Executive Suite: The Apex Doctrine
• Discovery of the Insurer’s Claims File: Exploring the Limits of Plaintiff ’s Fishing License
• Confidential Settlements: Issues for Consideration

Privacy Project II is available in its entirety here. (published 2004)

Phase II Topics

• The USA PATRIOT Act: Security and Privacy
• Consumer Privacy and Preemption
• Constitution, Crime and Clergy
• Discovery in Abuse Claims
• Parent-Child Communication Privilege
• Deliberative Process Privilege
• Self Critical Analysis Privilege in Medical Care
• European Data Protection
• Managing Privacy Risks in Your Business
• Confidential Settlement Agreements
• Expanding Tort Liability for Information Providers
• Romantic Relationships at Work

Privacy Project I is available in its entirety here. (published 2003)

Phase I Topics

• Defending Protective Orders
• Privacy and the Human Genome Project
• Privilege for Internal E-mails
• Analyzing Self-Critical Analyses
• Protecting Against Cybersmear
• Monitoring the Electronic Workplace
• Romantic Relationships at Work
• Privacy for the Judicial Perspective
• Personal Data Protection in the U.K.
• Personal Data Protection in Australia
• The HIPPA Privacy Rule