On March 25, Alston & Bird hosted a forum titled, “Privacy, Innovation and Big Data: What Does the Future Hold.” David Keating, Partner and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Privacy and Security Practice, hosted a panel discussion that included Peter Swire, Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, […]
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David Keating Quoted in Law360
David Keating was quoted in a Law360 article titled “FTC Sets High Bar for COPPA Parental Consent Verification” and discussed the COPPA parental consent verification and how the Federal Trade Commission recently rejected the first attempt under the amended COPPA Rule at proposing a parental consent safe harbor method. “Given that data that is collected from […]
Privacy Co-Chair Paul Martino Quoted on Nationwide Impact of New California Law Establishing Online Privacy Rights for Children Under 18 Years of Age
On September 26, 2013, Paul Martino, co-chair of Alston and Bird’s Privacy and Security practice, was quoted in the Law360 article, “California’s Delete-Button Law Invigorates Teen Privacy Push.” In the article, Martino discussed the likely nationwide impact of a newly enacted California law, entitled “Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital Age,” which passed the […]
Update: California Governor Brown Signs into Law S.B. 568, “Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World”
Today, California Governor Brown signed into law S.B. 568, establishing a new law entitled “Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World,” which aims to protect the online privacy of children and teenagers who are under 18 years of age and reside in the State of California. California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg […]
Gov. Christie Signs Revised Social Media Privacy Bill
August 29, 2013 – After initially vetoing legislation in May, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today signed into law legislation that will prohibit employers from requiring job applicants or current workers to provide their user names and passwords for social media sites. In doing so, New Jersey becomes the twelfth state to enact such a measure. The […]