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Blog Posts January 6, 2025New York Amends Data Breach Notification Law with Immediate Implications
In late December 2024, the New York Governor signed two bills (S2659B and S2376B) amending the state’s data breach notification law (N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 899-aa), to expand the definition of reportable personal information and impose new covered entity reporting obligations in the event of a data breach. Effective immediately, companies will have 30 […]
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Blog Posts December 30, 2024UK’s National Cyber Security Centre Releases 2024 Annual Review
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released its Annual Review for 2024. As in prior years, the report covers the UK’s cyber security position, both in terms of threats to the public and private sectors, as well as the country’s readiness to deal with those threats. Unsurprisingly, the NCSC notes that the […]
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Webinar December 11, 2024Alston & Bird Webinar - 2024 and Beyond: Trends in Global Breach ResponseAs we reflect on this year and look into the next, Kim Peretti, Kelly Hagedorn, and industry leaders will discuss trends in the global breach landscape and how companies are responding to these significant cyber events, bringing in the perspectives from forensic teams, legal, communications, and insurance.
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Speaking Engagement December 11, 20242024 US Privacy Law Year in ReviewAlex Brown will speak on this panel hosted by the American Bar Association.
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Blog Posts December 10, 2024The D.C. Circuit’s TikTok Decision Could Portend Greater Regulation of Chinese-Owned Apps
On December 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (“Act”). The Act, signed into law by President Biden on April 24, 2024, prohibits the “distribution or maintenance” in the U.S. of applications controlled by ByteDance, TikTok’s China-based […]
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Advisories December 10, 2024Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: D-Day for the EU Cyber Resilience ActOur Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team discusses the new Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) that affects manufacturers and distributors of connected devices that are in use anywhere in the European Union.
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Blog Posts December 3, 2024Chile Passes New Data Protection Law
On 14 November, and after many years of negotiations, Chile adopted a new Data Protection Act (la Ley que regula la protección y el tratamiento de los datos personales y crea la Agencia de protección de datos personales). This new Data Protection Act (DPA) aims to provide Chile with an updated regulatory framework for the […]
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Blog Posts December 2, 2024CPPA Opens Formal Public Comment Period for CCPA Proposed Regulations
On November 22, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and opened the formal comment period for its proposed regulations on updates to existing California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) regulations, cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) and the applicability of the CCPA to insurance companies. […]
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Blog Posts November 20, 2024Department of Homeland Security Releases Recommended Framework for AI in Critical Infrastructure
On November 14, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced a set of voluntary recommendations called the “Roles and Responsibilities Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Critical Infrastructure” (“Framework”). Recognizing the severe consequences associated with disruption to the nation’s critical infrastructure, DHS released the framework to address certain risks associated with the use of AI […]
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Event November 20–21, 2024IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2024Alston & Bird will host a special fireside chat with Wojtek Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor, discussing European data protection at this dinner hosted by Alston & Bird.