We are in an era where smartphones track sleep patterns, fitness apps monitor heart rates, and online searches reveal sensitive medical inquiries. As a result, the notion of “health data” has expanded dramatically. This...more
6/26/2025
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Digital Health ,
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
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State and Local Government ,
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The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has moved forward with an enforcement action and settlement with two data brokers resulting from its investigative sweep of data broker registration compliance under the...more
On Jan. 21, the New York Senate approved a groundbreaking health privacy bill, S-929. The legislation, modeled on Washington state’s My Health My Data Act, aims to extend protections over personal health information beyond...more
1/27/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
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New York ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Personal Data ,
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State Privacy Laws
Nevada’s legislature passed its Consumer Health Data Privacy bill on June 5. The bill, if signed into law by Governor Joe Lombardo, would take effect on March 31, 2024. If signed into law, the Nevada bill would join...more
As the year ends, privacy and legal departments have a final opportunity to audit external facing privacy statements and other website practices to ensure compliance with the California privacy law amendments which come into...more