The GDPR entered into force on May 25, 2018. One of the GDPR’s core going-forward obligations is the duty to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) over processing activities that create a “high risk” to individuals’ privacy. DPIAs constitute an important aspect of GDPR compliance, as they arguably replace the notifications of processing systems and […]
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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 Political Strategy Centre, the in-house think tank of the European Commission. Swire joined five other experts […]
European Data Protection Supervisor Releases Opinion on Mobile Health
The European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”), Giovanni Buttarelli, has published an opinion on Mobile Health (“mHealth”); a rapidly evolving sector that stems from the convergence of healthcare and information communication technology. mHealth includes mobile applications designed to provide health-related services through smart devices by processing personal information about an individual’s health, well-being, and lifestyle. The […]
Court Finds Hulu Did Not “Knowingly” Disclose PII in Violation of VPPA, Grants Summary Judgment
Ending a four-year battle that has helped define the parameters of the Video Privacy Protection Act’s (VPPA) application to new technologies, on March 31, 2015, Northern District of California Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler dismissed with prejudice the In re: Hulu Privacy Litigation. In doing so, Judge Beeler found that there was simply no evidence that […]
Alston & Bird’s Dominique Shelton Presents Panel On Omnichannel Innovation At National Retail Federation’s Shop.org Summit 2014 In Seattle, WA
On October 1, Alston & Bird Partner Dominique Shelton and entrepreneur Maria Fernandez presented a panel on Omnichannel retailing, a marketing method that mixes physical and digital channels to create an innovative and unified customer experience, at the National Retail Federation’s 2014 Shop.org Summit in Seattle, Washington. The Panel, titled “The Threat to Omnichannel Innovation: […]