On January 4, 2023, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 255 (the “Act”) with amendments, setting the stage for New Hampshire to become the latest state with a comprehensive privacy law....more
1/10/2024
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On June 28, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement (resolution agreement and corrective action plan) with iHealth Solutions (also known as Advantum Health)...more
7/21/2023
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On June 30, 2023, the Washington Attorney General (AG) published a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to the My Health My Data Act (MHMDA). As we discussed previously, the MHMDA will impose new requirements...more
On June 5th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Microsoft over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for its data practices involving its Xbox live product. ...more
6/21/2023
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The ubiquity of remote work and online hiring has led to a sharp rise in job scams across industries. In these swindles—sometimes called employment scams or recruitment scams—fraudsters impersonate job recruiters from real...more