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Swire Challenges Factual Basis of Schrems Decision

October 5, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

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 framework. Thousands of U.S. businesses rely on the Safe Harbor framework in order to support the transfer of data from the European Union. As previously discussed […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, International, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy, Regulation, Uncategorized Tagged With: European Court of Justice, European Union (EU), Max Schrems Decision

Peter Swire to Discuss Law Enforcement and Privacy

September 26, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at 1 PM Eastern, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire will discuss the intersection of law enforcement and privacy interests. Swire’s talk is presented as part of a teleforum conference call sponsored by the Federalist Society. Benjamin Wittes, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, will also be participating. The […]

Filed Under: Enforcement, Privacy Tagged With: Law Enforcement, Peter Swire

Third Circuit Affirms FTC’s Authority to Regulate Data Security

August 28, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On August 24, 2015, the Third Circuit affirmed U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas’ April 2014 ruling in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp., et al. (“Wyndham”) that the FTC has the authority to regulate private companies’ cybersecurity practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. (Prior blog posts on this case can be found here […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Enforcement, Legislation, Privacy Litigation, Security Breach Tagged With: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement

Amended Washington Data Breach Law Requires Attorney General Notification, Imposes 45-Day Notice Time Limit

July 23, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Earlier this year, Washington passed an amended version of its data breach notification law, which goes into effect Friday July 24, 2015.  Washington’s updated breach notification statute will now, among other things, require compromised entities to notify the state Attorney General (AG) in some circumstances, and require notification to both consumers and, as applicable, the […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Enforcement, Legislation, Regulation, Security Breach

Canadian Parliament Amends PIPEDA with the Digital Privacy Act

July 13, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On June 18, 2015, the Canadian Parliament passed into law the Digital Privacy Act (the “Act”), which amends Canada’s federal data protection statute, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA applies to businesses in every Canadian province except British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec; however, businesses in those provinces may become subject to […]

Filed Under: Data Security, Enforcement, Privacy Tagged With: Digital Privacy Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

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