Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security Team has been named to the first-annual Above The Law (ATL) Top Law Firm Privacy Practice Index. Firms named to the Index were rated by nearly 300 in-house counsel on the “strength and quality” of their … [Read more] about Alston & Bird Named to ATL Top Law Firm Privacy Practice Index
On February 28, 2018, the Belgian Privacy Commission issued a recommendation on the position it takes with regard to data protection impact assessments (or “DPIAs”) as foreseen in the GDPR. A DPIA under the GDPR is similar in scope and impact to its … [Read more] about Belgian Privacy Commission Issues DPIA “Black” and “White List” Recommendation
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s $35 million settlement with Altaba Inc., the successor in interest to Yahoo! Inc., is the first civil penalty of its kind for a data breach and underscores the agency’s increasing focus on public companies’ … [Read more] about SEC Announces Its First Enforcement Action Over Cyber-related Disclosures
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action brought by financial institutions against Schnuck Markets, Inc., following a data breach impacting Schnuck beginning late 2012. The … [Read more] about Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Schnuck Markets Data Breach Lawsuit
On April 18, 2018, the Canadian government published final regulations which include mandatory privacy breach notification, reporting and record-keeping obligations under Canada's federal data protection law called the Personal Information Protection … [Read more] about Canada Publishes Final Regulations on Mandatory Reporting of Privacy Breaches