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Alston & Bird Attorneys Propose Assessing Data Portability in Antitrust Context

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In the November 2020 edition of the Competition Policy International Antitrust Chronicle, Georgia Tech professor and Alston & Bird senior counsel Peter Swire and partner John Snyder discuss ways to utilize the Portability and Other Required Transfers Impact Assessment (“PORT-IA”) in the context of antitrust law. The PORT-IA is a structured set of questions based on case studies of historical mandates in a range of industries that Swire proposed to assist in the evaluation of data portability … [Read more] about Alston & Bird Attorneys Propose Assessing Data Portability in Antitrust Context

European Commission Publishes Draft ‘Article 28’ Standard Contractual Clauses

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In addition to issuing new (draft) standard contractual clauses for transferring personal data outside of the EEA, on November 12, the European Commission published a draft decision on standard contractual clauses between controllers and processors … [Read more] about European Commission Publishes Draft ‘Article 28’ Standard Contractual Clauses

Alston & Bird Analyzes New California Privacy Rights Act in Client Alert

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Yesterday, California voters approved a ballot initiative containing the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. The ballot initiative significantly revises the existing California Consumer Privacy Act to create arguably the most comprehensive state … [Read more] about Alston & Bird Analyzes New California Privacy Rights Act in Client Alert

DOJ Announces Indictment of Russian Hackers for Destructive Cyber-Attacks, Including Deployment of NotPetya and Olympic Destroyer Malware

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On October 19, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that six Russian GRU officers had been charged in connection with a series of destructive cyber-attacks that affected victims around the globe and caused billions of dollars of … [Read more] about DOJ Announces Indictment of Russian Hackers for Destructive Cyber-Attacks, Including Deployment of NotPetya and Olympic Destroyer Malware

State Financial Regulators Issue Ransomware Mitigation Tool

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On October 13, 2020, state financial regulators in partnership with the Bankers Electronic Crimes Taskforce and the U.S. Secret Service, released the Ransomware Self-Assessment Tool (R-SAT) to help financial institutions mitigate the risks of … [Read more] about State Financial Regulators Issue Ransomware Mitigation Tool