Privacy & Data Security Section
**Privacy Never Sleeps — And Neither Do Privacy Lawyers**
Chair (for a few more hours), NCBA Privacy & Data Security Section Anything keeping you up at night? If you practice privacy law, the answer is almost…
How Our Section Communicates: A Quick Guide from the PDS Communications Chair
This guide provides a practical refresher on the communication tools most commonly used within our Section. Each platform serves a distinct purpose and…
NCBA Privacy & Data Security Section Law School Liaison Program
Applications are now open for the Privacy & Data Security Section’s 2026-2027 Law School Liaison Program, a unique opportunity for North Carolina law…
Everything I Needed to Know about Privacy I Learned in Kindergarten?
When I started practicing in the privacy and data security space years ago, my colleagues and I talked shop about the EU Data Protection Directive, sectoral…
The Chair’s Column: My Heroes Are Privacy Attorneys
Is it just me, or is there nothing better than a story about a team of distinct personalities who come together — each with unique skills — and form an…
What’s Blowing Your Mind: AI-driven Threats
Artificial intelligence is transforming not only how organizations operate, but how they’re attacked. In this latest “What’s Blowing Your Mind” video,…
Announcing the “What’s Blowing Your Mind?” Series — Watch it on the Blog
What’s Blowing Your Mind (WBYM) right now in privacy, data security, or AI? We asked ourselves—and our colleagues in the field—the same question. The…
North Carolina Helped Us Start a Movement, and Now We’re Aiming for 1 Million Safer
Earlier this year, the NCBarBlog spotlighted Opt-Inspire, and North Carolina became the first state to grant pro bono credit to attorney volunteers delivering…
The Chair’s Column, July 2025
Two recent personal events had me thinking lately about the tension between innovation and individual rights, and the risk decisions we make to find a happy…
From Dial-Up to Deep Learning: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Can you imagine a time when the internet was foreign, unknown, and unexplored by the common lawyer? For many lawyers, the early 1990s was such a time. The…