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About Jon Knight

Jon Knight is a senior associate on Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Team in the Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on cybersecurity and privacy compliance and enforcement, as well as emerging technology issues.

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Fifth Circuit Decision Raises Cyber Enforcement Complications for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

February 9, 2021 By Jon Knight and Kate Hanniford

As the Biden administration begins detailing its regulatory and enforcement priorities, it faces a new challenge on the health data privacy and security front.  In University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, No. 19-60226 (5th Cir. 2021), the Fifth Circuit vacated a $4.3 million penalty against […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Health Privacy, HHS, Regulation

Federal Court Rules Cyber Forensic Report Is Not Protected Under Attorney-Client Privilege Or Work Product Doctrine

January 13, 2021 By Jon Knight

On January 12, 2021, Judge Boasberg (D.D.C.) ruled that a forensic report prepared for outside counsel following a cyber incident investigation was not protected under either attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine.  The investigation in question was run by outside counsel and the security firm had been retained by outside counsel.  This decision is […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Data Breach Litigation

The FTC Expands its FCRA Enforcement Activity In Action Against Retailer

June 15, 2020 By Kathleen Benway and Jon Knight

Most businesses are already familiar with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and the various requirements to protect the fairness, accuracy, and privacy of consumer credit information.  However, a recent FTC enforcement action against the retailer Kohl’s Department Store, Inc. (“Kohl’s”) has brought a rarely used provision of the statute to light.   This provision—codified […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Financial Privacy, FTC, Legislation

Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation Tackles COVID-19 Data

May 21, 2020 By Jon Knight and Nameir Abbas

Data collection and analysis is becoming a key weapon in the fight against COVID-19 both here in the United States and around the globe.  But as governments and tech companies roll out a variety of applications and contact tracing tools, legislators from both sides of the political aisle are questioning how to handle the data […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy, Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, privacy legislation, private right of action

COVID-19 Is Not A Free Pass For Privacy And Security Compliance

April 21, 2020 By Jon Knight

In the wake of stay-at-home orders stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have rushed to provide work-from-home options for many, if not all, of their employees.  As exigency fades into the new normal, however, the California Attorney General and New York’s Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) – two key privacy and security regulators – have […]

Filed Under: CCPA, Enforcement, NYDFS, Regulation Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Breach Notification, Regulatory Enforcement

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