It's the most wonderful time of the year and we send our season's greetings with visions of (surveillance) sugarplums dancing in our heads. Whether you are on the naughty or nice list, may your days be merry and GDPR-compliant.
Our PrivSec team, once again, shares their favorite holiday hits with lyrics adapted for privacy and security trends in 2021.
John Seiver
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
I saw Mommy fingerprinting Santa Claus
Underneath the video camera last night
She didn't know I hacked the feed
in her room I had been believing
She thought I wouldn't see
but now I have an iris scan and am ID'ing
Nancy Libin
Winter Wonderland
Lina Khan speaks
Are you listening
At the Commission
They're positioning (for rulemaking)
A worrying sight
We're anxious tonight
Wondering what the next year will bring (for privacy)
Spencer Persson
12 Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
A membership to IAPP
On the second day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
A Colorado law…
On the third day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
TCPA limits…
On the fourth day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
TransUnion standing…
On the fifth day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
Non-privileged forensics…
On the sixth day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
Biometric madness…
On the seventh day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
Increased HIPAA fines…
On the eighth day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
A law in Virginia…
On the ninth day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
Rising ransomware…
On the tenth day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
China's PIPL…
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
CCPA enforcement…
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my love of privacy gave to me,
A big GDPR fine…
Mariné Margaryan
All I Want For Christmas Is You
I don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I just want a federal privacy law
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is a federal privacy law
Amy Kabaria
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
Although if you do, we'll understand why
The new Standard Contractual Clauses have come to town
If you're making data transfers
Without doing transfer impact assessments
EU data protection regulators may decide
You're more naughty than nice
The new Standard Contractual Clauses have come to town
PrivSec Team
It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
It's beginning to look a lot like we won't get federal privacy legislation
Everywhere you go
Take a look at Politico, casting doubt once again
With preemption and a private right of action stopping the show
Mele Kalikimaka
"Gotta protect your data" is the thing we say
To ensure a quiet Christmas Day.
That's the [non-legal advice] greeting that we send to you, in the land where malware prays.
Ransomware will try to keep you up at night,
And Black hat hackers poking through your files, out of spite.
"Gotta protect your data" is the wise way to say Merry Christmas to you.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Said the client to the outside counsel
Do you see what I see?
Down in DC
Lina Khan, Lina Khan, building her privacy team
Ready to use Section 5
Ready to use Section 5
Said the outside counsel to the client
Do you hear what I hear?
Rulemaking is drawing near
Section 18, Section 18, dusting off the rulemaking machine
Waiting for notice and comment
Waiting for notice and comment
Auld Lang Syne
Should your data get hacked and leaked and widely shared online,
The Davis Wright Tremaine PrivSec team is here and standing by.
For ransomware, my dear
For exfiltration
We'll guide you to the end
For days of breach response