Both houses of Virginia’s legislature recently passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (S.B. 1392; H.B. 2307) (the “VCDPA”). If approved by the state governor, the VCDPA would become the United States’ second comprehensive state privacy law behind the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The VCDPA is similar to the CCPA and the European Union’s […]
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Brexit Trade Agreement Provides a Temporary Solution for Companies Transferring Personal Data from the EEA to the UK
On December 24, 2020, the EU and the UK reached an agreement on the terms of their future cooperation following the end of the Brexit Transition Period (i.e., following 31 December 2020). The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the ‘Agreement’) contains a temporary solution for companies transferring personal data from the EEA to the UK, […]
California AG Proposes Regulatory Changes to CCPA
Today, the California Attorney General’s office provided “Notice of Fourth Set of Modifications” to regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The new proposed regulatory text would modify the current regulations which took effect in August. The latest proposal responds to comments on a prior draft and primarily addresses the presentation of the right to […]
Alston & Bird Attorneys Propose Assessing Data Portability in Antitrust Context
In the November 2020 edition of the Competition Policy International Antitrust Chronicle, Georgia Tech professor and Alston & Bird senior counsel Peter Swire and partner John Snyder discuss ways to utilize the Portability and Other Required Transfers Impact Assessment (“PORT-IA”) in the context of antitrust law. The PORT-IA is a structured set of questions based […]
Alston & Bird Analyzes New California Privacy Rights Act in Client Alert
Yesterday, California voters approved a ballot initiative containing the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. The ballot initiative significantly revises the existing California Consumer Privacy Act to create arguably the most comprehensive state privacy law in the United States. Alston & Bird has now issued a client alert explaining key impacts of this law. The […]