On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA” or “Agency”) began the formal rulemaking process to adopt regulations implementing the amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) introduced by the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”). The “Proposed CCPA Regulations” (the “Proposed Regulations” or “Regulations”) were originally released by the […]
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The Importance of Strategic Vendors in Breach Response
Alston & Bird recently issued an Advisory, co-authored by Jim Harvey and Karen Sanzaro, on the complexities of managing a data breach that implicates strategic third party vendor relationships. Cybercrime and data security incidents are on the rise. Security breaches and the ensuing investigation and remediation process can be costly and complex. The process is […]
Big Data: FTC Issues Report Cautioning that Use of Big Data may Violate Federal Consumer Protection Laws or Raise Ethical Considerations
On January 6, the FTC issued a report on the commercial use of big data, Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues, summarizing the results of a September 2014 workshop and numerous public comments, including a paper and workshop comments by Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire. The report addresses […]