Several hours after holding a closely-watched press conference we reported on yesterday, the Article 29 Working Party (“Art. 29 WP”) released its highly anticipated formal opinion on the adequacy of Privacy Shield. Background The European … [Read more] about Art. 29 Working Party Issues Formal Opinion Opposing Privacy Shield
Art. 29 Working Party Announces it Will Not Support Privacy Shield at Press Conference
Early this afternoon, the Article 29 Working Party (“Art. 29 WP”) held a press conference at which it presented its forthcoming opinion on the adequacy of the US-EU Privacy Shield. As background, the European Commission has put forth a draft … [Read more] about Art. 29 Working Party Announces it Will Not Support Privacy Shield at Press Conference
EU Council Issues New Consolidated GDPR and Accelerates GDPR’s Legislative Timetable
Yesterday evening, the Council of Ministers issued a new consolidated version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the first “clean” version of the GDPR that (a) incorporates all revisions agreed upon from the time of the … [Read more] about EU Council Issues New Consolidated GDPR and Accelerates GDPR’s Legislative Timetable
Kim Peretti Named to Cybersecurity Docket’s “Incident Response 30”
Kim Peretti, partner and co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Cybersecurity Preparedness & Response Team, has been named to Cybersecurity Docket’s inaugural “Incident Response 30.” Described by the publication as the “30 best and brightest data … [Read more] about Kim Peretti Named to Cybersecurity Docket’s “Incident Response 30”
European Data Protection Supervisor Issues Information Security Risk Management Guidance for E.U. Institutions
The European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) Giovanni Buttarelli issued a guidance document on data security and risk management for the E.U. institutions (such as the European Parliament, the European Council, and the Council of the European … [Read more] about European Data Protection Supervisor Issues Information Security Risk Management Guidance for E.U. Institutions