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.
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Recent articles
Experts say USMCA frees Canadian data — with unknown risks
"“I think, realistically, if you’re looking at superpower intelligence agencies, they would be able to access the data regardless of whether it’s stored in…
During Senate Hearing, Tech Companies Push for Lax Federal Privacy Rules
"Tech companies are rushing to get a seat at the table for a federal data privacy framework that could have major implications for their businesses. The pu…
Two years later and it still sucks: Privacy Shield progress panned
"Omer Tene, veep of the International Association of Privacy Professionals and a member of Privacy Shield's arbitration panel, noted that the complaint…
California Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Online Privacy Legislation
"“Something of this magnitude getting passed through unanimously in both chambers is really astounding,” said Omer Tene, chief knowledge officer of the Int…
GDPR Oddsmakers: Who, Where, When Will Enforcement Hit First?
"There are probably as many answers to those question as there are supervisory authorities (SAs), and there are many, notes Omer Tene, vice president and c…
G.D.P.R., a New Privacy Law, Makes Europe World’s Leading Tech Watchdog
"Even if Europe persuades other countries to adopt its policies, it will be hard to ensure the laws work, said Omer Tene, a vice president at the Internati…
Data protection is a business issue, says IAPP
"This is a “special moment” in the history of data privacy and data protection, says Omer Tene, vice-president and chief knowledge officer for the Internat…
Mar Tech Preps As GDPR Looms
"Many will insist it’s all de-identified and anonymized, said Omer Tene, VP and chief knowledge officer at the International Association of Privacy Profess…
A Marketer’s Guide To GDPR
"Either way, if the ePrivacy regs don’t include legitimate interest, “that’s bad news for ad tech companies,” said Omer Tene, VP of research and education…
Grab your popcorn: The first annual Privacy Shield review is go
"Omer Tene, vice-president of research and education at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, agreed the review needs to look at how Priv…
More U.S. companies push back on foreign must-store-data-here rule
"“Part of what made the Internet always great and the reason why it’s blossomed is because it was always decentralized and not subject to heavy-handed regu…
EU data regulation will govern the UK despite Brexit
"“If companies start taking data management seriously, they will create a positive response loop that will enhance trust in the digital economy,” says Omer…