[Podcast] Broadband and Beyond: A Conversation with NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson
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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - DMCA Takedowns – Benefits to Content Owner
II-36- Holiday Party Tips, the 2018/2019 Federal Regulatory Agenda, and Noteworthy Cases On Suing and Being Sued
The Latest with the FCC's Open Internet Order
Polsinelli Podcast - Social Media at Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't?
Weekly Brief: Rakoff Orders Gupta To Pay Goldman Sachs' Legal Fees
Copyright Safe Harbors: Establishing Protection Against Infringement Claims
Keypoint: A revised version of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act was formally introduced in the House and voted out of a subcommittee. As we previously reported, on June 3, 2022, a bipartisan and bicameral group...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) heard from key stakeholders about innovations in Internet security, giving the agency a lot to chew on as it evaluates next steps and its role in the complex Internet ecosystem....more
Over the last several years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been taking a more active role both in anticipating the need for ever greater communications network security measures necessary to counter threats...more
In response to recent data security concerns arising from overseas listings of Chinese internet companies operating in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) has issued...more
Online safety regulation has, and continues to be, an ongoing priority for regulators globally. Indeed, the Online Safety Bill 2021 (“Bill”) and Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021...more
Cybersecurity was undoubtably on the forefront of the agenda for many organizations in 2020 – and 2021 should be no different. The rapid shift to remote work over the past year has led to an increased number of cybersecurity...more
In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more
Federal US News - FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements - The FTC reached a settlement with a background screening company over allegations it falsely claimed...more
On March 27, 2019, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (GMI) proposed a new bill (the "Draft Bill") for a so-called IT Security Act 2.0 (IT-SiG 2.0). In an effort to take a front-runner role in Europe, Germany has...more
The Legal 500 Adds Shook to Top Rankings in Cyber Law- The Legal 500 United States has again recognized Shook, Hardy & Bacon as one of the premier litigation firms in the country, giving top marks to a variety of practices,...more
A few weeks ago, Texas signed into law an amendment to its data breach law, capping off a busy first half of 2019 for state lawmakers in this arena. As we gear up for the second half of 2019, we thought a recap was...more
While businesses rightfully have been focused on preparing for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the Nevada and Maine Legislatures have moved forward with legislation that, like the CCPA, features new requirements...more
Vietnam’s new Law on Cybersecurity has garnered much attention due to its sweeping attempt to regulate online content available to internet users in Vietnam....more
Companies doing business in China may see an increase in enforcement actions with the enactment of a new cybersecurity regulation and the enforcement powers of the Public Security Bureaus (PSBs) officially codified. The...more
The Situation: Earlier this year, the People's Republic of China enacted its Cybersecurity Law, which granted authorities broad, explicit powers to monitor and investigate activities falling under its purview, along with the...more
China’s Cyberspace Administration announced that it has commenced investigations into Tencent Wechat, Sina Weibo and Baidu Tieba for violation of China’s Cybersecurity Law late last week (11 August 2017). More particularly,...more
In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we look at a series of recent court rulings regarding standing in privacy cases, most of which suggest plaintiffs will continue to have a difficult time establishing...more
In a Democracy, transitions in leadership happen more frequently than in any other form of government. And with those transitions, some previous policies and orders are preserved and some are reversed. This approach to...more
On Oct. 21, 2016, an extremely large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Dyn prevented many internet users on the East Coast of the U.S. from accessing websites such as Netflix, PayPal, Spotify and Twitter for...more
The recent massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that caused major internet outages was led by an army of security cameras, digital video recorders, and other Internet of Things ("IoT") devices that had been...more
Special Focus on “Safe Harbor 2.0,” Privacy Shield and E.U. Data Transfers: Alston & Bird’s privacy team has been closely following the development of Privacy Shield, the proposed successor to the E.U.-U.S. Safe Harbor...more
On April 1, 2016, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would impose new regulatory burdens on broadband Internet service providers’ use of customer data. The wide-ranging NPRM also proposes rules...more
At its March 31, 2016 open meeting, the FCC adopted a notice seeking comment on privacy rules for Internet service providers (ISPs). The rules would govern how ISPs can collect and use information about their customers'...more
On March 10, 2016, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) released its proposal for new, sweeping privacy rules that would apply to internet service providers (ISPs). According to the FCC, the rules are designed "to...more
On October 5, the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) countries announced that they had resolved all remaining issues and reached a final agreement on the long-anticipated regional free-trade agreement. As King & Spalding...more