Several comments made by Dominique Shelton, a partner in the firm’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group, as part of the International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy Academy in Bellevue, Washington, were included in a BNA Bloomberg Privacy Law Watch article discussing the conference panelists’ discussion on achieving mobile privacy compliance goals. As moderator, Shelton noted that […]
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California Privacy Ballot Initiative Moves Forward: Act Would Amend California Constitution to Set Standards for Collection and Protection of Personally Identifying Information, including Financial and/or Health Information
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has allowed signature collection to commence for a ballot initiative, named the Personal Privacy Protection Act, that could drastically alter the California privacy regime. The initiative, led by former state Senator Steve Peace and retired attorney Michael Thorsnes, seeks to amend the California Constitution to define personally identifiable information […]
Update: California Governor Brown Signs into Law A.B. 370, “Do Not Track Disclosure Law”
On September 27, 2013, California Governor Brown signed into law A.B. 370, amending the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA) to require two new privacy policy disclosures for websites and online services regarding behavioral tracking. California Assembly member Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), who introduced A.B. 370, released a statement in which he said the amended law “will protect […]
Update: California Governor Brown Signs into Law S.B. 46, New Notification Requirements for Data Security Breaches
On September 27, 2013, California Governor Brown signed into law S.B. 46, amending California’s data security breach notification law California Civil Code Section 1798.82. The new law builds upon existing requirements for prompt consumer notification whenever individuals have had their passwords, usernames or security question and answers compromised. It expands the definition of personal information […]
Privacy Co-Chair Paul Martino Quoted on Nationwide Impact of New California Law Establishing Online Privacy Rights for Children Under 18 Years of Age
On September 26, 2013, Paul Martino, co-chair of Alston and Bird’s Privacy and Security practice, was quoted in the Law360 article, “California’s Delete-Button Law Invigorates Teen Privacy Push.” In the article, Martino discussed the likely nationwide impact of a newly enacted California law, entitled “Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital Age,” which passed the […]