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Fox Rothschild LLP

The Top 10 Privacy Law Issues From Last Month

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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

Gardner Law

Amidst Legal Fight, HHS Revises Online Tracking Guidance

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On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued revised guidance on the use of tracking technologies by HIPAA-covered entities and business associates....more

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U.S. Senator requests information on ways to improve privacy protections of health data

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Adding to the growing trend of policymakers interested in regulating health and wellness data, last week U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy requested stakeholder feedback to help identify solutions to modernize HIPAA and ensure all...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Effort to Regulate Health Apps, Biometrics & Wearables

A new bill introduced in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee would impose federal regulatory obligations on health technology businesses that collect sensitive health information from their...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Six Key Changes to the Common Rule

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On January 19, 2017, sixteen federal agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor, published the first revision to the federal regulations governing the protection of human subjects participating...more

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Illinois Revises Data Privacy Statute

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Earlier this year, Illinois enacted a number of changes to the Illinois Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”). The amendments to PIPA, among other things, expand the definition of personal information subject to...more

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HHS Issues Proposed Rule That Would Revise the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects

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Proposals are Intended to Enhance Protections for Higher Risk Clinical Research and Privacy Safeguards, including Uses of Biospecimens and Identifiable Private Information - On September 8, 2015, the Department of Health...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Grand Theft PHI – Are Vendors Putting You at Risk for a HIPAA Breach?

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Your vendor’s employee goes home after a long day of collecting wellness questionnaires and biometric screening results only to wake up the next day to discover that her car has been stolen from her driveway. As you can...more

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