Miranda Rutherford

Lawyer; privacy/cybersecurity. @[email protected]

[Rachel Tobac @RachelTobac]

This Twitter 2FA change is nerve-racking because:
1. Only ~2.6% of Twitter users have 2FA on at all (it’s essential for preventing easy account takeover)
Of those 2.6%, 74% use text message based 2FA (https://t.co/WXuFydZk17)
If they don’t pay for Blue they auto lose 2FA on 3/20.

[Judge Stephen Dillard @JudgeDillard]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you're a young lawyer who is plagued w/ doubt about whether you have the ability to be an effective attorney, please know that almost every attorney felt that way at some point and you are already so much better than you think you are.

[Firefox 🔥 @firefox]

Gentle reminder that it’s time to stop using the same password you’ve had since high school 😅

[Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @LuizaJarovsky]

Are you new to #privacy & #dataprotection? Looking for book recommendations? Check out my list with the top 21 books in privacy & data protection that you must read ASAP. (The list is not in order of preference)

[Jay Harrington @JayHarrington75]

Reclaim your hobbies. It's easy to abandon hobbies when you start practicing law.

By having something outside of the office you love and can't wait to get back to, you'll become more efficient with your time in the office.

And, most importantly, you'll be a happier person.

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@JonahPerlin I'm always in charge of dessert, and accordingly I'm very excited about pumpkin pie! I tried Claire Saffitz's caramelized honey pumpkin pie last year, and it was so excellent that I'll be reprising it this year: https://t.co/Z1qVLsWLm0

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@Abner1969 @OrinKerr Agreed, except for small seminars or similar classes where there's a distinct rapport.

[Irene @imokx.bsky.social @imokx]

Friends, I ask that you at least open up the form to check if you’re eligible.

I didn’t think I was, but someone said the form took them *5 minutes* to fill out and I wanted to see what it looked it so I opened it and found out I am eligible!

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@JonahPerlin And props for teaching legal emails! If a helpful anecdote for students, I've written maybe 2 formal memos since becoming an attorney. The vast majority of my client-facing deliverables are email memos, and even non-email deliverables require drafting a summary cover email.

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@JonahPerlin Privacy/cybersecurity (regulatory); around 30-75 depending on the day. I received about 50 today, and they were a pretty even split between (a) stuff I actually had to deal with, (b) stuff related to what I'm working on, and (c) stuff I can skim and then file.

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@neilmrichards @cordellinst @lieberfeld I'm so excited to read this!

[Techni-Calli @Iwillleavenow]

In case you're wondering what it's like working in privacy law, a doc I'm reviewing has "CCPA," "CPRA," "VDCPA," "UCPA," "CTDPA," and "ADPPA" all in one paragraph.

We live in a nightmare-zone of acronyms.

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@alittleleader Like, I just truly can’t imagine how anyone could think she received a higher dose from *touching paper* than whatever the EMT directly injected into my body!

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@alittleleader I can’t get over how she touched a dollar bill and apparently almost OD’d, but when I got IV fentanyl from an EMT after breaking my femur I just got so relaxed that I was convinced my leg wasn’t broken and gave a rambling lecture about the fourth amendment in the ambulance.

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@OrinKerr (Proffspringdom? Proffspringhood? Either way, I am adding this to my vocabulary!)

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@OrinKerr I narrowly avoided proffspringship, so the phenomenon is less surprising to me--there was an embarrassingly large chunk of my childhood when I truly did not realize there were other jobs, because except for my relatives or teachers, I only saw adults at department parties.

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@camille_esquire @LizCGil Oh no, I feel your pain--that would drive me crazy too!

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@camille_esquire @LizCGil It's a good example of how so often, management techniques kind of come down to "are you doing this with respect for your employees, or because you get to be the boss?" 2/2

[Miranda Rutherford @miranda_r_ights]

@camille_esquire @LizCGil One of my fave partners to work with does this, but executes it well! Virtual meetings where we discuss and (if possible) edit in real time, so I've learned a lot about strategy/writing and because it's on the calendar, I know exactly when I'll get her signoff. 1/2