These are the top 10 things you need to know from from the world of privacy last month, as compiled by me.
•Texas means business when it comes to biometrics. The Texas Attorney General recently secured a $1.4 billion...more
8/5/2024
/ Biometric Information ,
CNIL ,
COPPA ,
Deep Fake ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Latvia ,
Metaverse ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
Texas ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
What are the top 5 data privacy concerns for my clients the past couple of months? Here are some notes I recently compiled for a meeting of Fox Rothschild’s national Privacy Law Practice Group.
Patchwork Paralysis -
•How...more
The state of Oregon has passed a comprehensive data protection law (SB0619), which will go into effect in July 2024. What do you need to know about SB0619, also known as the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act?...more
12/4/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Oregon ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws
The DELETE Act (SB 362) has passed the California Legislature and is awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature. What do you need to know? You may be a data broker without realizing it:
•The law applies to any business...more
The Federal Trade Commission has published a detailed blog post on health information, setting the stage for future enforcement … and not just regarding health information.
There is some eye opening takeaways in it, making...more
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed the My Health, My Data Act into law.
Here are some key takeaways.
Approach to privacy: The people of Washington regard their privacy as a fundamental right and an essential...more
“The times they are a-changin’,” Bob Dylan sang almost 60 years ago. And when it comes to consumers’ reasonable expectations of privacy, they are still a-changin.
I recently participated in a panel hosted by Usercentrics...more
Data Privacy Day is this weekend. Here are some tips and pointers individuals and businesses should keep in mind going forward.
1. Transparency is front and center for regulators in the United States and Europe, so if...more
For deidentification under the traditional laws like HIPAA, removal of identifiers qualifies.
That was a key facet of what I discussed last week on an anonymization panel during the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress...more
If you are dealing with sensitive information of any kind (yes, this includes precise geolocation, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc), but especially health information (and yes, reproductive health information too), do...more
The Supreme Court of the United States held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruling long-standing precedent in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood...more
7/5/2022
/ Abortion ,
Aiding and Abetting ,
Board of Directors ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Assistance Programs ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HRA ,
PHI ,
Roe v Wade ,
SCOTUS ,
Self-Insured Health Plans ,
Title VII ,
Travel Expenses ,
White Collar Crimes
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 may be the most well-known privacy law in the United States, but it is also one of the most misunderstood....more
Hey hospitals, retirement homes and clinics! If you are using biometrics to control medication dispensing systems, then Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act then (BIPA) has news for you....more
In Connecticut, if you adopt and maintain and comply with written cybersecurity program that contains administrative, technical and physical safeguards for the protection of personal or restricted information and that...more
First we take Sacramento, then we take Berlin: How do US data protection laws affect how you do business.
The webinar is aimed at in-house or outside counsel, as well as data protection and compliance officers. In this...more
4/28/2021
/ Adtech ,
Analytics ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
Do Not Sell ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Multinationals ,
OEM ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Suppliers ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Webinars
Colorado has introduced the “Colorado Privacy Act” bill (SB21-190).
Key things to note:
•Recital notes that the “EU GDPR is emerging as a model for countries across the globe in data privacy.” ...more
Key principles
Definitions-
•Aggregated data and de-identified data: Uses definitions similar to that in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requiring a public commitment not to re-identify and contractual...more
Following on the heels of the COVID–19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020, a bill recently filed by Republican Senators, Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Mark Warner introduced the "Public Health Emergency Privacy...more
Is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) considering amending its health data breach notification rule?
“The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on whether proposed changes should be made to a decade-old rule that...more
On the sixth day of CCPA the California Senate Health Committee gave to me … a HIPAA carve-out.
AB 713, reported favorably by the California Senate Health Committee, would expand the exemption related to HIPAA and medical...more
Why Covered Entities and Business Associates Cannot Ignore the New California Data Privacy Law-
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) applies to a wide range of for-profit businesses that collect the personal...more