1 Participatory MCLE Credit

This webinar will outline the requirements and interactions of three primary laws that protect children’s and students’ privacy in the United States: the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act. The webinar will discuss each law’s requirements for businesses, highlight their differences, and note other laws such as the California Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA) that may affect businesses operating in these spaces. It will conclude with an “issue spotting” exercise to demonstrate issues in complying with each law.

All – $55

Tyler G. Newby

Tyler Newby is a litigation partner at Fenwick & West LLP, where he serves as co-chair of the firm’s Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. Tyler focuses his practice on privacy and data security litigation, counseling and investigations, as well as intellectual property and commercial disputes affecting high technology and consumer-facing companies. Tyler has an active practice in defending companies in consumer class actions, state attorney general investigations and federal regulatory agency investigations arising out of privacy and data security incidents. In addition to his litigation practice, Tyler regularly advises companies large and small on reducing their litigation risk on privacy, data security and secondary liability issues. Tyler frequently counsels companies on compliance issues relating to key federal regulations such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and state privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Cody Venzke, Moderator

Cody Venzke is a Policy Counsel for the Equity in Civic Technology Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology, where he works to ensure that education agencies and other civic institutions use technology responsibly and equitably while protecting the privacy and civil rights of individuals. He is a contributor to the California Lawyers Association’s treatise on the California Consumer Privacy Act.

Prior to joining CDT, Cody served as an Attorney Advisor at the Federal Communications Commission, clerked for federal judges in District Court and the Court of Appeals, and worked on the litigation team of an international law firm, assisting clients in emerging technologies such as clean energy, medicine, and media. Prior to starting his law career, Cody taught math at a large public high school in Houston, Texas through Teach For America.