The White House Council of Economic Advisors recently released a report titled “Big Data and Differential Pricing.” “Differential pricing” refers to the practice of charging different prices to different groups of people for the same (or similar) products or services. The White House report explores the uses of big data for differential pricing, including the […]
Regulation
A&B Senior Counsel Peter Swire to Debate Consumer Privacy at Privacy Summit
On March 4-6, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) will host its annual Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. The Summit regularly attracts thousands of academics, officials, and privacy professionals. Those attending the Summit this year especially will not want to miss Alston & Bird Senior Counsel Peter Swire as he discusses and debates […]
FTC Releases Report on “Internet of Things”
As a follow up to a workshop it hosted in November, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a detailed report on the “Internet of Things,” (IoT) seeking to summarize the workshop and provide staff recommendations on the subject. Broadly, the FTC refers to the IoT as “the ability of everyday objects to connect […]
New York AG Schneiderman to Propose Revised Data Security Laws
New York’s Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on January 15 that he would propose legislation to New York State lawmakers to revise New York’s data security laws and to require new safeguards for personal data of New Yorkers. The legislation to be introduced by Mr. Schneiderman will broaden the scope of information that would require […]
New Jersey Enacts Health Information Encryption Requirement
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a new law requiring health insurance companies to protect client health information by encrypting the data. The law applies to any insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, or health maintenance organization authorized to issue health benefits plans in New Jersey. These entities must take […]