Selected Developments in U.S. Law - SEC Proposed Rule Will Require Private Funds to Report Certain Cyber Events On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund...more
2/9/2022
/ China ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Malware ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NYDFS ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
In a letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary James Sullivan, the U.S. Department of Commerce introduced a white paper, “Information on U.S. Privacy Safeguards Relevant to SCCs and Other EU Legal Bases for EU-U.S. Data...more
As the countdown continues to September 20, our International Trade & Regulatory Group examines the ambiguities underlying the unprecedented Executive Orders purporting to ban the use of TikTok and WeChat, questions that may...more
9/16/2020
/ Executive Orders ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Social Media ,
Software Developers ,
Surveillance ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
WeChat
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Published, Commencing Two-Year Countdown to Application. One of the most important EU legislative initiatives in recent years, and a landmark in privacy regulation worldwide, the GDPR...more
8/23/2016
/ APEC ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
NIS Directive ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
TCPA ,
Warning Letters
Special Focus on “Safe Harbor 2.0,” Privacy Shield and E.U. Data Transfers: Alston & Bird’s privacy team has been closely following the development of Privacy Shield, the proposed successor to the E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor...more
5/3/2016
/ Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Big Data ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Export Controls ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
HIPAA Audits ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Iran ,
PCI-DSS Standard ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Turkey ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework