On August 22, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to request public comment on commercial surveillance and data security practices. The ANPR comes at the same time as Congress is considering the federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). The FTC seeks public comment on a […]
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CPPA Board Opposes American Data Privacy and Protection Act
On July 28, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board held a special public meeting to discuss state law preemption in the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). ADPPA, as currently drafted, preempts much of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The Board moved to […]
FTC Releases Warning to Companies that Fail to Mitigate Log4j Vulnerability
Less than a month ago, a critical vulnerability was identified in the ubiquitous, open source Log4j tool prompting swift guidance from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other security practitioners. Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned companies that it “intends to use its full legal authority” against any company that fails to […]
FTC Revises the Safeguards Rule and Proposes Mandatory Reporting of Cybersecurity Events
On October 27, 2021, the FTC released its much-anticipated final revisions to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule (Safeguards Rule or Final Rule), following a 3-2 vote along party lines and also released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would require reporting to the FTC of certain cybersecurity events. Revisions to the Safeguards Rule Effective since 2003, […]
Alston & Bird Attorneys Propose Assessing Data Portability in Antitrust Context
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 […]