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Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Section Holds First Annual Data Security and Privacy Symposium
DORIAN SIMMONS Alston & Bird dorian . simmons @ alston . com
O n Friday , February 8 , 2023 , the Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Section held its first annual data security and privacy symposium at the State Bar of Georgia Conference Center . The symposium – attended by inhouse counsel and outside counsel alike , as well as law students – featured a variety of panelists who discussed the most recent developments in data privacy and security law .
I begun the symposium with an overview of U . S . data privacy and security law by Dorian Simmons ( Alston & Bird ). I provided the latest updates on current and emerging state comprehensive privacy laws , including the California Privacy Rights Act and the Colorado Privacy Act . It also detailed the status of federal privacy legislation and provided an overview of established federal laws , such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Children ’ s Online Privacy Protection Act . The presentation included a discussion of the emergence of specialized legislation governing artificial intelligence , biometrics , and children ’ s privacy .
The symposium continued with a presentation by Cheri Bessellieu ( CEB Advising LLC ), Sara Guercio ( Alston & Bird ), and Benjamin Jordan ( King & Spalding LLP ) on selecting and working with third-party vendors . The panelists discussed vendor contractual requirements imposed by current and emerging
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