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FCC’s TCPA Ruling Delivers Blow To Businesses

June 18, 2015 By Kelley Barnaby and David Carpenter

The FCC today approved a Declaratory Ruling and Order resolving approximately 20 pending petitions seeking clarification of a variety of items relating to the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Commission’s Order expands consumer rights and protections at the expense of legitimate businesses that use modern technologies responsibly to reach consumers. At today’s Open […]

Filed Under: Privacy, Privacy Litigation, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Oregon Updates and Expands Data Breach Statute

June 18, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Oregon has updated its data breach notification statute to broaden the definition of personal information that will trigger notice to individuals and add the requirement to notify the state’s Attorney General of certain breaches. Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law SB601 on June 10, and it was enrolled on June 15. The bill updates […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy Tagged With: Identity Theft, US State Law

Alston & Bird partners Teri McMahon and Dominique Shelton discuss updates to M&A and privacy & data security practice areas at ACC Israel Annual Event

June 17, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On June 16, 2015, Alston & Bird partners Teri McMahon and Dominique Shelton made presentations on current issues of the M&A and privacy and data security practice areas at the ACC Israel Annual Event. The event, attended by over 200 attorneys from Israel and around the world, focused on trending global mergers & acquisitions issues. Teri McMahon discussed trends in […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Events, International, Legislation, Privacy, Regulation

Connecticut Passes Bill to Require Identity Theft Protection Services In Certain Breaches

June 12, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On June 11, Connecticut SB949 became a Public Act, after being passed by both chambers of the state legislature. Governor Dannel Malloy can now either sign the bill or take no action for it to become law. SB949 will, among other provisions, require companies that experience a security breach requiring notice to individuals under Connecticut […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Security, Legislation, Privacy, Security Breach Tagged With: Identity Theft, US State Law

Peter Swire on Passage of USA FREEDOM Act

June 9, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In an article published yesterday, Peter Swire reviews the recent passage of the USA FREEDOM Act. Perhaps most notably, the Act eliminates the bulk collection of telephone metadata by the National Security Agency. Swire calls the Act, “the biggest pro-privacy change to U.S. intelligence law since the original enactment of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act […]

Filed Under: Privacy, Privacy Policy Tagged With: Legislation, National Intelligence, USA Freedom Act

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