Balancing Data Privacy and Criminal Justice, with Professor Rebecca Wexler

Every day, each of us produce more data that ends up in the hands of third parties: browsing data, shopping data, stored images, writings, and communications.  And each of us expects a certain degree of privacy and protections. But when that data can play a critical role in criminal justice, our regulations have struggled to balance the need for personal privacy while also serving the fair and equal pursuit of justice.

Join us as we explore the intersection of data privacy, evidence law, and criminal defense with Professor Rebecca Wexler. Discover the challenges of accessing digital evidence, the evolving legal landscape, and the potential wide-ranging impacts of Snap v. Pina on data privacy laws. And learn how you, as a law student, can play a role in redefining how our laws manage data in the future.

Additional Resources:

Snap v. Pina
Court of Appeal Decision
Docket

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (04:00) - Why Every Lawyer Needs to Understand Data Privacy
• (06:24) - How The Law Has Adapted to Digital Evidence
• (08:54) - Unequal Access to Digital Data in Criminal Cases
• (12:50) - Understanding Snap v Pina
• (18:36) - The Intersection of Intellectual Property and Data Privacy
• (22:47) - How Law Students Can Impact the Law
• (26:43) - Host Discussion

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