On 6 September 2024, the European Commission published a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on Harmonised Rules on Fair Access to and Use of Data (the Data Act). More detail can be found in...more
The Washington My Health My Data Act was passed in April 2023 to expand privacy protections for personal health data. Thus far, only the Act’s geofencing requirements have been enforceable. On March 31, 2024, the Act’s...more
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the European Union’s Data Act (Data Act), adopted on November 27, 2023 marks a significant shift in data, privacy, and intellectual property regulation. The Data Act applies to...more
On 22 December 2023, the Regulation on harmonized rules on fair access to and use of data ("Data Act") was published in the EU's Official Journal. The Data Act lays down rules on fair access to and use of personal and...more
The European Council recently approved a final version of the EU Data Act. The Act applies to manufacturers of connected devices. Among other things, it gives consumers certain rights about the information those devices...more
On November 27, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted the final text of the Data Act, marking an effort to create a harmonized, cross-sectoral data sharing framework with the stated goal of ensuring fair access to and use...more
Amendments have recently been proposed to two of the three statutes to be enacted under Canada’s Bill C-27: The Digital Charter Implementation Act. The statutes that may be amended are the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and...more
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the European Data Act on June 28 after lengthy negotiations. The Data Act creates a legal framework for a single European data market, and its key...more
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
Washington state recently passed the My Health My Data Act (the Act), which will almost certainly lead to an explosion of consumer lawsuits and follow-on insurance coverage disputes. The measure is intended to protect...more
Connected medical devices are used to assist with diagnosing, monitoring or treating a medical condition and thereby facilitate the remote management of a medical condition by healthcare professionals. Such medical devices...more
Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (the Act), which is working its way through the reconciliation process after the Washington Senate and House passed different versions of the Act, is ultimately expected to be signed...more
This is the second in a series of updates addressing the bilateral data access agreement (Data Access Agreement or agreement) between the United States and the United Kingdom under the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data...more
Data collection requirements will apply to a significant portion of the broadband services industry. Considering the detailed information to be submitted, broadband service providers should start preparations for filing...more
To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison & Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main European digital regulatory and...more
The European Commission has issued a public call for evidence in connection with access to vehicle data, functions and resources pursuant to the proposal for the Data Act....more
On February 23, 2022, the EU Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation on harmonized rules on the access to and use of data as part of its strategy for making the EU a leader in the data-driven society. The “Data Act”...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 11 (November, 2021) - A professor in the University of Washington (UW) College of Engineering allegedly falsified award documents submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF)...more
In one scene from the movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” Ferris and his friend Cameron visit the Chicago Art Institute and stand before Georges Seurat’s painting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.” As Cameron stares into the eyes...more
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) released guidance earlier this week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, encouraging researchers to prioritize public health and safety. The guidance clarifies how the...more
On March 23, 2020, President Trump signed the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act. The law requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to collect and disseminate more granular data...more
Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 1 (January 2020) - ? A man from Richland, Washington, is facing life in prison after being convicted of 47 counts of fraud for staging clinical trials that purportedly enrolled dozens of...more