Omer Tene is an Associate Professor at the College of Management School of Law, Rishon Le Zion, Israel, and a legal consultant admitted to practice in Israel and New York. He consults the Israeli government, data protection authority and private sector businesses, including Fortune 100 companies, on privacy, data protection and law and technology. He was appointed by the Israeli Minister of Justice as Member of the National Privacy Protection Council and is a member of the advisory board of the Future of Privacy Forum; European advisory board of IAPP; and Editorial Board of the International Data Privacy Law (Oxford University Press). He headed the Steering Committee for the 32nd annual conference of privacy and data protection commissioners. He is a graduate of the JSD and LL.M. programs at NYU School of Law and received an MBA degree from INSEAD as well as LL.M. and LL.B. degrees from Tel Aviv University. Omer Tene was an associate at the New York office of Debevoise & Plimpton and at the Paris office of Fried Frank and a Senior Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London, where he directed the Data Protection Group. He published articles in English, Hebrew and French on privacy and data protection and comparative financial regulation.
Omer Tene
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Recent articles
The Week in Tech: Disinformation’s Huge Inaction Problem
"“What’s not so clear yet is whether G.D.P.R. has had an effect on privacy and on corporate data practices,” said Omer Tene, vice president and chief knowl…
Facebook, Google and Twitter in data regulators' sights
""In the first year, we've seen tens of thousands of complaints and data breaches," says Omer Tene, the IAPP's vice president and chief k…
It’s Been One Year Since GDPR Scared the Crap Out of Silicon Valley, What’s Next?
"“If you want to be more skeptical, the question is does all this activity actually deliver more privacy?” said Omer Tene, Vice President at the Internatio…
As GDPR Enters 2nd Year, Cos. Still Searching For Answers
""There's a lot of inherent ambiguity in the GDPR, so the EDPB and courts will have their hands full," said Omer Tene, the International Asso…
Jourova urges member states to respect ‘the spirit of the GDPR’
"However, Omer Tene, vice president and chief knowledge officer of the IAPP, struck a sober tone in response to the figures, saying that while the numbers…
Privacy Penalties Will Keep Setting Records, FTC Chair Hints
""So far, we haven't gotten really close to the maximums [of the agency's statutory fining authority], but one of the things we're looking…
Dutch Data Protection Authority chips away at ‘cookie walls,’ declaring they violate GDPR
"“There’s been a lot of confusion in [the] industry, and ambiguity in regulatory interpretation, concerning the adapting of online content distribution and…
Inside the Secret Facebook War For Mormon Hearts and Minds
"“The business model of delivering messages according to customer lists or email addresses—we have all heard of that,” said Omer Tene, chief knowledge offi…
GDPR Will Pick Up Momentum In 2019
"“For a reform of this scope and magnitude, it’s only expected that several months will pass before enforcement comes into focus,” said Omer Tene, VP and c…
Top cybersecurity legislation of 2019
"“With the breaking news of the dramatic passage of California’s new privacy law, AB 375, the strictest privacy measure in the nation, along with the comin…
Privacy Group Asks European Regulators To Test GDPR Against Seven Tech Companies
"“Ultimately, regulators and courts will have to decide what is the right balance between individuals’ privacy concerns and businesses’ interest to pursue…
The Privacy Professional: A Modern Day Renaissance Man
Hollywood writers could not have scripted it better. Merely a month before the implementation date of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May this…