by Christopher S Penn | Oct 20, 2020 | Governance, Awakening, Law
A PSA for my American friends to remind you that if you voted by mail, go and check that your ballot has been received and accepted by your state. It's like ordering something from Amazon, you can check your status and updates. If it has not been accepted, you need to...
by Christopher S Penn | Jul 20, 2020 | Content, Content Marketing, Creative, Law, Marketing, Photography, Video
Leah asks, "What do you recommend for an affordable stock photos / stock footage site?" You get what you pay for doesn't necessarily apply to stock photos, because sometimes you get a lawsuit and those are fairly expensive. What should you do? Roll your own, for legal...
by Christopher S Penn | Mar 23, 2020 | Business, Careers, Jobs, Law
Sydney asks, "So I was let go from my job on Thursday due to budget cuts stemming from events being cancelled in all this craziness. I was wondering- what is the usual protocol in transferring creative materials? Like if I made the templates and took the photos, do I...
by Christopher S Penn | Dec 5, 2019 | AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Law, Machine Learning, Marketing
Jesse asks, "How can we stop bad actors from using AI for malicious means, from deepfakes to surveillance to hijacking political systems?" The short answer is you can't. AI isn't a mystical, monolithic technology in a black box. AI is a collection of mathematical...
by Christopher S Penn | May 25, 2018 | GDPR, Law, Marketing
Don’t panic. Depending on the kind of company you are, your risks for GDPR enforcement may vary. Many SMBs with no physical or economic presence in the EU, marketing in the EU, etc. may be at relatively low risk and can implement provisions of GDPR as time and...
by Christopher S Penn | Apr 12, 2018 | GDPR, Business, Law, Marketing, Privacy
A surprising number of marketers are ill-informed and ill-equipped to implement the largest change in data and privacy in the last 20 years: the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU, known by its initials, GDPR. With recent rollouts of new compliance features...