On 18 May 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) fined Facebook €110 million ($122 million) for misrepresentations made in its application for competition clearance of the company’s acquisition of WhatsApp. In its merger application, Facebook … [Read more] about Facebook Fined for WhatsApp Data Linking Fallout
Court Holds Forensic Investigator’s Report is Protected from Disclosure
Third-party forensic investigations performed at the direction of counsel are part-and-parcel of virtually every data breach. There has been little case law, however, directly addressing the extent to which the attorney-client privilege and/or work … [Read more] about Court Holds Forensic Investigator’s Report is Protected from Disclosure
President Trump Signs Long-Awaited Cyber Executive Order
On May 11, 2017, President Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity (the “Order”). The Order directs executive agencies to complete a risk management report based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (the “Framework”) and also … [Read more] about President Trump Signs Long-Awaited Cyber Executive Order
Outbreak of “WannaCry” and “Wanna Decryptor” Ransomware Affects Companies Across the Globe
On Friday, May 12, companies in countries across the globe witnessed an unprecedented malware outbreak as ransomware labeled “WannaCry” and “Wanna Decryptor” infected a large range of critical systems. The malware exploits a vulnerability in older … [Read more] about Outbreak of “WannaCry” and “Wanna Decryptor” Ransomware Affects Companies Across the Globe
Swire Discusses European Data Economy at European Political Strategy Centre Policy Hearing
Peter Swire, Alston & Bird Senior Counsel and Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor of Law and Ethics at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business, recently participated in a policy hearing held by the European … [Read more] about Swire Discusses European Data Economy at European Political Strategy Centre Policy Hearing