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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Colorado Enacts Nation’s First Privacy Law to Protect Consumer Brainwaves: What it Means for Life Sciences and Health Tech...

Legislators in Colorado have passed the first law in the United States meant to protect a consumer’s brainwaves. While advances in neurotechnology such as brain-computer interfaces that can translate a person’s thoughts into...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Intelligence - March 2024

Welcome to the March edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the EU AI Act was approved by the European Parliament, moving one step closer to becoming the first major AI law. In the U.S., the DOJ brought criminal charges...more

Jones Day

Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Winter 2024

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Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on HHS' recent final rule on the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient...more

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Top Legal Considerations for the GCs and CFOs in the Life Sciences Industry in 2024

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The top legal issues in 2024 for the life sciences field reflect the complex and changing legal landscape that the industry is navigating, encompassing drug pricing, regulatory challenges, and broader societal and governance...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #385 – 23andMe Sends Letter to Data Breach Victims that Suing Over Breach is Futile

We previously alerted readers to the fact that the most recent data compromise of 23andMe exposed data related to Ashkenazi Jews and individuals of Chinese descent. It is reported by Ars Technica, citing TechCrunch, that...more

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HHS Enters Into First-Ever Ransomware Resolution Agreement and Corrective Action Plan

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") has entered into its first settlement of potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") violations arising out...more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Fall 2023

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We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry Insights, our lawyers describe the increasingly common regulation of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Insights: Biden Administration Passes Sweeping Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

On October 30, the U.S. government released its long-awaited, sweeping executive order (the AI EO or Order) on artificial intelligence (AI). The Order directs various U.S. government departments and agencies to evaluate AI...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #378 – Bad Actors Selling Data of 23andMe Users of Ashkenazi Jewish and Chinese Descent

We previously reported on the unfortunate data breach suffered by 23andMe last month and its implications. We never imagined how horrible it could be....more

King & Spalding

President Biden's Executive Order on AI - Legal Practice Snapshots

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden published a landmark Executive Order regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) with an accompanying Fact Sheet, touching on the opportunities these systems present along with...more

Maynard Nexsen

Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 157: Sarah Glover, Maynard Nexsen Cybersecurity Attorney

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Maynard Nexsen cybersecurity attorney Sarah Glover joins hosts Heather and Lauren to discuss cyber attacks on health care organizations. Sarah shares her perspective on risk factors, how to mitigate risk, and the cost of data...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act - Part Ten: Operational Realities and Next Steps

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This is Part Ten in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”), where Quarles continues its deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of WMHMDA that are creating waves in the privacy...more

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UK - ICO publishes neurotechnology report flagging the discrimination risks in brain-monitoring technologies

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The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published a report on neurotechnology and released an accompanying statement on 8 June 2023....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Diving into the Washington My Health My Data Act - Part Two: Consumers Covered by WMHMDA

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This is Part Two in a series of legal updates on the Washington My Health My Data Act (“WMHMDA”) where Quarles is doing a deep dive into the various factors and intricacies of the Act that are shaping up to create a sea of...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 3, March 2023

Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics - “Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 19

Seven North Carolina Colleges Secretly Tracked Social Media Posts of Students, Protesters "A new report shows seven North Carolina universities monitored social media platforms to keep an eye on things like protests or...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded - Technology Law Insights, Volume 3, Issue 18

IRS Says It Exposed Some Confidential Taxpayer Data on Website "Tax agency says error led to posting about some taxpayers with IRAs." Why this is important: In the last issue of Decoded, we discussed the fact that the IRS...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report: Developments in UK Life Sciences – Spring Update 2022

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MHRA LAUNCHES UK CLINICAL TRIAL REGULATION CONSULTATION - The UK Government, through the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) (the medicines and medical device regulator in the United Kingdom),...more

Perkins Coie

COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Advancement of Digital Identity

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[co-authors: Brandon Thompson and Samantha Ettari] By restricting and changing the shape of human interaction for over a year, the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated the digitalization of many services and, in doing so,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Data Privacy Issues Life Sciences Companies May Encounter

In this episode, AGG’s Food & Drug team leader, Alan G. Minsk, and co-chair of AGG's Data Privacy practice, Kevin L. Coy, discuss U.S. and international privacy and data security law issues life sciences companies may...more

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Life Sciences Dealmaking Symposium: New Factors in the Mix: Diligence in the Time of COVID-19

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Navigating the ever-changing global life sciences deal landscape has become more challenging in the post-pandemic world. Conducting virtual inspections and examining security and privacy risks for remote working and new...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law - November 17th - 18th, 8:45 am - 4:30 pm EST

Be Part of the Only Virtual Event that Unites Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law for Candid Discussion, Valuable Collaboration and Meaningful Networking. Join a remarkable group of senior level women executives along with...more

BakerHostetler

Life Sciences: Connected Medical Devices in the Cloud During COVID-19

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The Pandemic has fast-tracked the use of telehealth services. Hussein Akhavannik discusses how medical device companies are looking to add to or expand remote monitoring capabilities. However, some capabilities raise legal...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Stalemate in Use of DNA Profiles from Consumer Databases to Help Crack Cold Cases

More than a year ago, in April 2018, police announced that they had used a new investigative technique to arrest a man known as the Golden State Killer. For the first time, the police submitted DNA from a crime scene into a...more

Hogan Lovells

Regulatory Insights for Life Sciences and Health Care Investments: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

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Investing in the life sciences industry without an understanding of the key regulatory factors that could determine a product’s success or failure could cost you millions of dollars....more

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