Alston & Bird Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Blog

Kristy Brown Speaking at Federal Bar Association Cyber Liability Luncheon

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Kristy Brown, chair of the firm’s Telecommunications & Technology, and Privacy Litigation Practice Teams, will be a featured speaker at a lunch program sponsored by the Atlanta Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and hosted in … [Read more] about Kristy Brown Speaking at Federal Bar Association Cyber Liability Luncheon

Jim Harvey Speaking at the 2014 IAPP Global Privacy Summit

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Jim Harvey, co-chair of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security practice and the Security Incident Management and Response Team, will participate as a presenter at the 2014 IAPP Global Privacy Summit, March 5-7. The IAPP Summit, one of the … [Read more] about Jim Harvey Speaking at the 2014 IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Northern District of California to Decide in the In re Hulu Privacy Litigation Whether Disclosing Anonymized Data to a Web Analytics Company and Use of the Facebook “Like” Button Violate the Video Privacy Protection Act

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Any company that has a website that (a) contains videos, (b) uses a third-party analytics company to maintain metrics on page views and/or (c) allows users to “like” videos on the site should pay very close attention to the In re Hulu … [Read more] about Northern District of California to Decide in the In re Hulu Privacy Litigation Whether Disclosing Anonymized Data to a Web Analytics Company and Use of the Facebook “Like” Button Violate the Video Privacy Protection Act

LabMD’s Federal Court Actions Against the FTC Dismissed

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LabMD is back in the news. This time, however, it’s not the FTC’s administrative action against LabMD that’s making headlines. (For information about the administrative action, please see our prior posts here and here.) … [Read more] about LabMD’s Federal Court Actions Against the FTC Dismissed

Investigating International Data Breaches In a Post-Snowden World – Addressing Legal Considerations and Logistical Challenges

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Partner Kim Peretti and Senior Associate Kelley Barnaby of Alston and Bird’s Privacy and Data Security Team and Litigation and Trial Practice group have authored a Cyber Alert, “International Data Breach Investigations … [Read more] about Investigating International Data Breaches In a Post-Snowden World – Addressing Legal Considerations and Logistical Challenges