The U.S. Senate Committees on Banking and the Judiciary will each host hearings during the week of February 3, 2014, to examine the impact on consumers from recently reported data security breaches and what measures may be taken to protect sensitive information of consumers, including customer financial information, from criminal acquisition and misuse. Consistent with […]
Legislation
Senator Leahy Reintroduces “Personal Data Privacy and Security Act”: Federal Data Breach Notification Law Includes Criminal Penalties for Failure to Notify
On January 8, 2014, Senator Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced the “Personal Data Privacy and Security Act” (S. 1897) in an effort to both enhance criminal penalties for computer hacking, and create a tough Federal data breach notification statute. The bill was originally cosponsored (at the time of its introduction) by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Al Franken […]
House of Representatives Passes Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014: HR 3811 Would Require HHS to Notify Affected Individuals of a Breach of a Health Insurance Exchange Within 2 Days of Discovery
On Friday, January 10, 2014, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3811, the “Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014” by a vote of 291 to 122. The bill was introduced on January 7, 2014 by Representative Joe Pitts (R-PA), and has a total of 75 cosponsors. Under the bill, the Secretary of Health […]
Alston & Bird Webinar: The Cybersecurity Framework: Understanding Its Structure, Content and Potential Impact
On Tuesday, January 21, join Alston & Bird in a lively discussion on the NIST Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework. The release of the NIST Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework in October marks one of the final steps in creating the “voluntary” framework envisioned in the Obama administration’s Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. While the development of the […]
Privacy Partners Paul Martino and Dominique Shelton Author Law360 Article on Proposed California Guidance for Do-Not-Track Disclosures
Today, Paul Martino and Dominique Shelton, partners in Alston and Bird’s Privacy and Security practice and respective members of the firm’s Legislative & Public Policy and Litigation and Trial Practice groups, co-authored the Law360 article, “Inside Calif.’s Proposed Guidance For Do-Not-Track Law.” In the article, Martino and Shelton address the potential impact of the meeting held for interested […]