On January 16, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) published Version 1.0 of its Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management (“Privacy Framework”). A draft version was initially published for public comment on September 6, 2019. The new Privacy Framework is designed to support organizations in building customer’s […]
Online Privacy
French CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Cookie Consent Recommendations
On January 14, 2020, the French data protection authority (CNIL) launched a public consultation on its draft recommendations for the collection of consent in the context of cookies and other tracking technologies (the ‘draft Recommendations’). Under EU ePrivacy rules, such technologies generally may not be placed on – or accessed from – users’ devices without […]
SHIELD Act Overhauls New York’s Data Breach Notification Framework
On October 23, 2019, New York’s new breach notification provisions came into effect, a result of New York’s passage of the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) in July. That Act overhauled New York’s data privacy framework, expanding the list of data elements that are considered “private information” while growing the […]
Alston & Bird Details 21 Potentially Significant Impacts from Draft CCPA Regulations
Late last week, the Californa Attorney General published much-anticipated proposed Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The Regulations are extensive and contain a number of potentially material business impacts. To help companies work through the Regulations, Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security team published a client advisory outlining “21 Potentially Significant […]
California Releases Proposed CCPA Regulations
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Action and Proposed Regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act. The Attorney General will hold four public hearings to address these regulations on December 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2019. The written comment period will then end on December 6, 2019. These regulations […]