Balancing cybersecurity incident disclosures has been a challenge for those in the trenches for years. That has not changed, and recent regulatory activity should not alter the challenges breach counsel confront. In short,...more
12/15/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Breach Notification Standard ,
Financial Institutions ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The plaintiff’s bar continues to bring new wiretapping claims over pixels and analytics programs in courts around the country, including against hospitals and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and...more
8/22/2023
/ Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HITECH Act ,
Metadata ,
OCR ,
Privacy Rule
Covered entities are used to ensuring that many different facets of their operations comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules. Among other things, covered entities must ensure that they...more
Synopsis: While certain industries have been able to navigate the explosion of privacy laws in recent times through express statutory exemptions or exceptions (often due to other regulatory regimes being in place, such as the...more
3/6/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Financial Institutions ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Information Technology ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Vendors
What Is the Current Status of Federal and State Privacy Law?
Federal Privacy Law -
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is the primary federal law that protects patients’ health care...more