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: […]
Online Privacy
Alston & Bird’s Dominique Shelton Moderates Privacy Panel for Lex Mundi in Paris
On September 26, 2014, Alston & Bird co-sponsored a privacy panel at the Lex Mundi IP conference in Paris, France. Moderated by Dominique Shelton, the panel featured speakers from Scripps Interactive Network, Roche Diagnostics, Jackel International, and GE. The conference also featured as its keynote speaker Florence Raynal, Head of the Department of European and […]
FTC seeks public comment on AgeCheq Inc.’s application for approval of proposed verifiable parental consent method
On August 25, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Federal Register notice to be published, announcing the FTC’s request for public comment on a proposed verifiable parental consent method. The method has been submitted for approval by AgeCheq, Inc. under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (the “Rule”). The Rule requires […]
Delaware Passes Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets and Digital Accounts Act
On August 12, Delaware Governor Jack Markell enacted the nation’s first law that covers access to digital accounts of the deceased. The Delaware statute, which is modeled after the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, gives the deceased’s executors, or fiduciaries, “control over any and all rights in digital assets and digital accounts of […]
CDD Urges FTC to Investigate 30 Companies for Alleged Safe Harbor Violations
The Center for Digital Democracy (“CDD”), a private consumer privacy advocate, recently filed a complaint and “request for investigation” before the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) accusing 30 U.S. companies of violating provisions of the Safe Harbor framework. The 118-page complaint, filed August 14th, urges the FTC to take legal action against the companies, including Adobe […]