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Nebraska Passes Genetic Information Privacy Act

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On February 13, 2024, Nebraska’s Governor signed Legislative Bill 308, which enacts additional consumer protections for consumers in the state. It is similar to another genetic information law passed by Montana last year. ...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

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Privacy and Security of Genetic Information: The FTC Is Putting Privacy and Security Promises of DNA Companies to the Test

In the FTC’s first case focused on the privacy and security of genetic information, the FTC alleges that San Francisco-based Vitagene, Inc. – now known as 1Health.io – failed to live up to its promises and unfairly changed...more

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Recreational DNA Industry May Take Liberties With Consumer Data

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Companies collecting consumer DNA for non-medical purposes seem to be playing fast and loose with their customers’ data, according to a well-regarded consumer watchdog. This category of private money makers, which could...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

California’s New Genetic Testing Law Applies to 23andMe – AND Me (or my Company)?

Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 41, the Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”), a law that regulates “direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies” that handle the “genetic data” of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Changing the Conversation About Sharing and Using Health Information

Some app developers know more about our health than our doctors do. Take, for instance, FitBit, which is attached to our wrist and measuring in real time our temperature, our heart rate, our steps and whether we have had...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2019 #2

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Security researchers Intezer and IBM X-Force have identified a new ransomware that is seriously vicious. It’s PureLocker—named because it is programmed in PureBasic language, which is apparently unusual. ...more

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