What is "Creepy" and How Do I Avoid It?: Privacy Considerations for Data Scientists, Engineers, and Laypersons

Omer Tene, JSD, LLM, MBA, is a recognized expert and author of numerous articles on privacy and data protection. In his article "A Theory of Creepy: Technology, Privacy, and Shifting Social Norms," he asserts that perceptions of how our social values should align with our technological capabilities are highly subjective. The word "creepy" has become something of a term of art in privacy policy to denote situations where the two do not line up.

Joined by CHOP's Dianna Reuter, JD, Tene will share social and legal considerations to help individuals, engineers, businesses, and policymakers navigate a world of new technologies and evolving social norms.

Session attendees will:

• Learn the author's suggested definition of "Creepy" when applied to data use
• Understand the steps that can be taken to avoid Creepiness when designing applications or planning data science study methods
• Understand the privacy implications of COVID-19 and better plan any research dedicated to the pandemic

Date: April 20, 2020
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: BlueJeans Webinar

About Omer Tene

Omer Tene, JSD, LLM, MBA, is managing director of Tene & Associates, where he consults the Israeli government, data protection authority, and private sector businesses ranging from technology start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in the financial, health, telecom, mobile and online industries on privacy, data protection and law and technology issues. He is vice president and chief knowledge officer at the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Tene was appointed by the Israeli Minister of Justice as member of the National Privacy Protection Council and is a member of the advisory board of the Future of Privacy Forum; European advisory board of IAPP; and Editorial Board of International Data Privacy Law (Oxford University Press). He headed the Steering Committee for the 32nd annual conference of privacy and data protection commissioners.

He is a graduate of the JSD and LL.M. programs at NYU School of Law and received an MBA degree from INSEAD as well as LL.M. and LL.B. degrees from Tel Aviv University. He was an associate at the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton and at the Paris office of Fried Frank and a Senior Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London, where he directed the Data Protection Group.