On January 8, 2014, Senator Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced the “Personal Data Privacy and Security Act” (S. 1897) in an effort to both enhance criminal penalties for computer hacking, and create a tough Federal data breach notification statute. The bill was originally cosponsored (at the time of its introduction) by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Al Franken […]
Privacy
Privacy Associates Kelley Barnaby and David Carpenter Author Law360 Article on the Major TCPA Developments in 2013 That Companies Should Be Aware Of
Senior Associates David Carpenter and Kelley Barnaby of Alston and Bird’s Litigation and Trial Practice group, have co-authored the Law360 article, “Defense Perspective on Major TCPA Developments in 2013.” In the article, Carpenter and Barnaby identify the major developments in the legal landscape for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) address the potential impacts of those developments for […]
Kim Peretti and Dominique Shelton Quoted in “Privacy Cases to Watch in 2014”
Kim Peretti and Dominique Shelton, partners in the firm’s Privacy & Data Security Group, were quoted in a Law360 article discussing the privacy cases to watch in 2014. Peretti noted that the top item on most privacy attorneys’ watch list is how judges will respond to arguments by Wyndham Worldwide Corp. and LabMD Inc., two high-profile […]
2013 Ends with a Bang – Northern District of California Court Denies Hulu’s Summary Judgment Motion in Video Tracking Case
Many companies host videos on their websites or via mobile apps. They often use analytic companies/vendors to help them track whether the videos are in fact viewed and other information about site usage. This is precisely the issue at the core of the case titled In re Hulu Privacy Litigation, pending in the Northern District […]
Alston & Bird Webinar: The Cybersecurity Framework: Understanding Its Structure, Content and Potential Impact
On Tuesday, January 21, join Alston & Bird in a lively discussion on the NIST Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework. The release of the NIST Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework in October marks one of the final steps in creating the “voluntary” framework envisioned in the Obama administration’s Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. While the development of the […]