Rita Heimes

General Counsel, Privacy Officer

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

@tera_dact Thanks for the shout-out to @PrivacyPros excellent tracker; just confirming there's no official affiliation or sponsorship of this work by Tera Dact.

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

@AdamAyan_Master Congratulations for the nomination, Adam. You're a hero to us and what a great experience for your family, too.

[Maura Healey @maura_healey]

Abortion is still legal in Massachusetts. No matter where you are, know this:

If you need abortion, you are welcome here. We will protect your privacy, your safety, and make sure you get the health care you need.

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

@random_walker has an interesting theory; I recommend this thread.

[Arvind Narayanan @random_walker]

Here's how a seemingly trivial design change can totally alter the character of a social media app.

A few years ago Twitter changed the relatively neutral ⭐ button to a positive ❤️. Ironically, this may have worsened Twitter's tendency to propagate outrage. Why is that?

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

With #privacy on everyone's mind, join Sen. Angus King and a stellar lineup of privacy and cyberlaw experts @UMaineLaw on June 10: https://t.co/YP9fOPiEy3

[Isabelle Roccia @IsabelleRoccia]

#GPS22 attendees! Hoping to see you for our panel on #EUDataStrategy with @anna_colaps @eu_edps @simcd @zoominfo and Ken Propp @AtlanticCouncil. ☕️ Join us on Wednesday 8am!

[Jed Bracy @JedBracy]

OPINION: There's been much discussion about Sunday's "incident" at the Oscars, but @omertene writes that the incident "demonstrates the immediate and visceral impact of a privacy harm." More of his thoughts, and what policymakers may glean from it, here: https://t.co/1yb4bqEi0O

[Daniel J. Solove @DanielSolove]

A big congratulations to Prof Woodrow @Hartzog who will be joining @BU_Law this fall! What an inspired appointment! Woody is a great scholar, great person, great friend, and great co-author! BU is so lucky to now have him.

[ICO - Information Commissioner's Office @ICOnews]

We've fined Tuckers Solicitors £98,000 after a data breach caused by ransomware. Hackers accessed 24,000 court bundles containing sensitive data such as medical files & witness statements.
Whatever your business - avoid similar mistakes with this guide:

https://t.co/h2NvUIPXN2

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

Hope everyone is having a good #DataProtectionDay. Here's how it looked in Rio de Janeiro this morning. Thanks, @PrivacyPros for the inspiration.

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

Love this piece, @KirkJNahrawork : https://t.co/jbbpJcsovi

[DuckDuckGo @DuckDuckGo]

"Privacy is part of what makes us human," says @JedBracy, reflecting on a moment of "compassion & respect" on the soccer field, as teammates formed a physical shield to maintain the privacy of a fellow player who had gone into cardiac arrest mid-game.

https://t.co/VGAERTB360

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

@AdamAyan_Master Adam, did you have a role in "Let Me Love You Like a Woman" (a favorite!)? Lana Del Rey is exquisite.

[Deering High School @DeeringHS]

Very proud to see our alumni doing well! Deering's own Iessa Ramadan just signed with 2nd Division, CD Castellon! Let's goooo @deeringsoccer @DeeringProud @PORTLANDPUBLIC

[Tom Morello @tmorello]

Enjoyed doing this one:

[Tom Morello @tmorello]

Makes ya think...

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

Excellent work @mugefz and @cdfen + @FTIConsulting

[Omer Tene @omertene]

Our 2020 Privacy Governance is out! See who spends what on privacy, budgets, staffing, responsibilities, and more. Unparalleled benchmarking tool for privacy programs. Get it here: https://t.co/UhAHTScGBt

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

On @IAPP linkedin live today @maxschrems says after #SchemesII now illegal to use US-based cloud service providers

[Caitlin Fennessy @cdfen]

This seismic decision effectively blocks legal transfers of personal data from the EU to the U.S. by invalidating Privacy Shield and requiring DPAs to suspend transfers under SCCs where EU standards of data protection can not be met, which the Court has now said includes the U.S.

[Rita Heimes @ritaheimes]

The #POTUS is not above subpeona in criminal prosecution according to #SCOTUS https://t.co/9R0uh4N8Y9