NIST Releases Discussion Draft of Framework for Improving Critical...
On Wednesday, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) released a draft framework on voluntary cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure that attempts to further formalize...
View ArticleAlston & Bird’s Jim Harvey is Quoted in the Bloomberg Article, “Banks,...
On Thursday, August 29, Jim Harvey, partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group and co-chair of the Privacy & Security Task Force, was quoted in a Bloomberg article, Banks, Utilities Seen as...
View ArticleCalifornia Expands the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act to Personal...
With the increasing use of mobile applications and the storage of medical information online, there is a growing concern for preventing the unauthorized use, disclosure and access to such highly...
View ArticleKim Peretti Quoted in Law360 Article “Post-Target Breach Laws Ratchet Up...
Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, was quoted in the Law360 article “Post-Target Breach Laws Ratchet Up Pressure On Companies.” The article discussed...
View ArticleDavid Keating Quoted by The Associated Press
David Keating, partner in the firm’s Technology and Privacy Group and co-leader of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security practice, was quoted in an article by The Associated Press titled “Europe’s...
View ArticleFTC approves iKeepSafe COPPA Safe Harbor Oversight Program
The Federal Trade Commission today announced its approval of the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (“iKeepSafe”) Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) safe harbor oversight program. iKeepSafe’s...
View ArticleAgenda Released for FTC’s September Big Data Workshop
The Federal Trade Commission recently released an initial program for the agency’s latest data privacy workshop, “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?” The workshop will consist of four panel...
View ArticleAlston & Bird Welcomes Peter Swire
Alston & Bird is pleased to announce that Peter Swire has joined the firm's Privacy and Security practice as Senior Counsel. Peter was President Clinton’s Chief Counselor for Privacy in the U.S....
View ArticleEuropean Data Protection Supervisor Releases Opinion on Mobile Health
The European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”), Giovanni Buttarelli, has published an opinion on Mobile Health (“mHealth”); a rapidly evolving sector that stems from the convergence of healthcare and...
View ArticleSwire on the Declining Half-Life of Secrets
On Friday, Peter Swire released his new paper titled “The Declining Half-Life of Secrets.” In this paper, Swire examines the challenges faced by the national security and signals intelligence...
View ArticleSwire Challenges Factual Basis of Schrems Decision
In an article published today, Senior Counsel Peter Swire challenges the factual basis for the Advocate General’s recent opinion in the so-called “Schrems case” against the E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor...
View ArticleRevised Safe Harbor Agreed: Introducing the New “EU-U.S. Privacy Shield”
European Commission and U.S. officials today announced reaching a “political agreement” on a new Safe Harbor framework. The new framework will be called the “EU-U.S. Privacy Shield.” In a press...
View ArticleJudicial Redress Act Enacted
Yesterday evening, President Obama signed the Judicial Redress Act (“the Act”) into law. The Act extends the 1974 “Privacy Act” and provides qualifying non-U.S. individuals with limited rights to...
View ArticleEU Privacy Leaders Discuss US-EU Privacy Shield at Event Co-Hosted by A&B...
On March 22, 2016, the International Association of Privacy Professional (IAPP) hosted a podium discussion in Brussels on the new EU-US Privacy Shield. Alston & Bird partner Jan Dhont co-hosted...
View ArticleEuropean Council Adopts the Network and Information Security Directive
On May 17, 2016, the European Council formally adopted its position at first reading of the Network and Information Security Directive (“NIS Directive”). The objective of the NIS Directive is to...
View ArticleGerman DPA Publishes First Privacy Shield Guidelines, Requires German-Law...
On June 7, 2016, the European Commission adopted the US-EU Privacy Shield. Companies that self-certify under Privacy Shield with the US Department of Commerce – dubbed “Privacy Shield organizations” –...
View ArticleECJ Declares IP Addresses are Personal Data
Today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its long-awaited decision in Breyer v. Germany. Breyer addresses the question of whether IP addresses are “personal data” for purposes of EU data...
View ArticleThe French Digital Republic Act: the New Powers of the French Data Protection...
On October 7, the French Digital Republic Act (the “Act”) was adopted following a widely-publicized consultation process. The Act amends the French Data Protection Act, and also modifies French law in...
View ArticleFrance adopts new regime for privacy class actions
A few weeks ago, France passed the Digital Republic Act which significantly enhances French citizens’ rights to privacy by offering new avenues to exercise rights and granting new powers to the French...
View ArticleWP29 Issues Guidance on the Right to Data Portability under the GDPR
Late last week, the Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) issued detailed guidance on companies’ obligations under three key provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). This is part two...
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