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The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has finalized sweeping new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations on automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT), cybersecurity audits, and privacy risk assessments. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines the key compliance standards and how they may extend the CCPA’s reach to businesses previously outside its scope.

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Peter Swire, Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird, has published a white paper at the Cross-Border Data Forum (“CBDF”), analyzing the definitions in the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (“PADFAA”), which was passed on April 24, 2024 and will take effect on June 23, 2024. The white paper discusses some ambiguities […]

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Peter Swire, Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird, has co-authored a detailed article in Lawfare, “Limiting Data Broker Sales in the Name of U.S. National Security: Questions on Substance and Messaging,” analyzing the Biden Administration’s new Executive Order issued yesterday. Swire’s article summarizes key aspects and impacts of the Executive Order, which is intended to […]

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On January 25, 2024, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) released documents that confirm U.S. intelligence agencies are purchasing location and other sensitive personal information from data brokers without the consent of the data subjects. The FTC has recently gone after data brokers who collect and sell the sensitive location data of consumers without their express consent, […]

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