Privacy's Perfect Storm

The COVID-19 pandemic has expanded online world at work and home to record levels. Our most personal and confidential data is being collected from multiple digital devices and stored, disseminated, and sold to government and commercial organizations, often without our knowledge, consent, or control. We are all now in Privacy's Perfect Storm, which includes recent efforts by the European Union and the United States to set new legal boundaries. Stuart N. Brotman offers a thoughtful guide to achieving better digital privacy protection in these turbulent times. Brotman offers an incisive perspective on data privacy. He provides a consistently thoughtful approach to tech regulation, always considering what policies might best serve the public and our digital society. This is a timely and important book. Professor Margaret HuPenn State Law and School of International AffairsPrivacy's Perfect Storm: Digital Policy for Post-Pandemic Times is must reading for three important reasons: first, Stuart Brotman's research and analysis keep us up-to-date on the complexities of the political and social privacy debate; second, his thoughtful recommendations are actionable and should move policy makers worldwide to move collaboratively, transparently, and urgently; and perhaps most importantly, Brotman poses the difficult questions we all should be asking to clarify who is in charge, who will enforce digital privacy policy, and how will we ever feel truly safe in our post-COVID-19 digital world. Sandra BaerPresident and CEOPersonal Cities