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Georgia Introduces Privacy Bill Stricter than CCPA – the Top 10 Issues

February 10, 2022 By Daniel Felz

On January 26, 2022, the Georgia General Assembly introduced a bill titled the Georgia Computer Data Privacy Act (GCDPA).  Despite its title, the GCDPA is not a “computer”-focused bill.  It is instead is an omnibus privacy statute modeled after California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  The GCDPA was introduced by the Republican leadership in Georgia’s state […]

Filed Under: CPPA, Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Georgia, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement, US State Law

Alston & Bird Publishes 10 Key Takeaways from the New Standard Contractual Clauses

June 7, 2021 By Daniel Felz

As highlighted by this blog on Friday, the European Commission has published long-awaited Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).  These represent the first updates to the SCCs in over a decade, with the last updates having been made in 2010. Alston & Bird partner Wim Nauwelaerts has now published an advisory titled “10 Key Takeaways from the […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International, Privacy, Regulation, Uncategorized

European Commission Publishes Long-Awaited New Standard Contractual Clauses

June 4, 2021 By Daniel Felz

Today, the European Commission published finalized versions of new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).  The Commission has published two sets of clauses: A set of SCCs to be used in controller-to-processor situations in conjunction with Art. 28 GDPR “data processor” terms applicable to such situations. A more general set of modular SCCs that can be used […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, GDPR, International, Uncategorized

The Supreme Court Narrows The Scope of The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

June 3, 2021 By Jon Knight

Today, the Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Van Buren v. United States interpreting the meaning of “exceeds authorized access” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”).  The 6-3 majority, led by Justice Barrett and joined by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh, rejected the Government’s broad definition of this phrase.  While […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, Uncategorized

U.S. Takes Unprecedented Action to Disrupt State-Sponsored Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

April 19, 2021 By Kim Peretti and Kate Hanniford

On April 13, 2021, a federal district court granted a motion to partially unseal an FBI application and search warrant following the successful conclusion of an FBI operation to eradicate malicious web shells placed on U.S.-based computers by Chinese state-sponsored actors.  The FBI’s use of credentialed, remote access techniques to access, copy, and remove malware […]

Filed Under: China, Digital Crimes, National Security, Uncategorized

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