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New BIPA Ruling: Dismissal of Claims Against Samsung Over its Face App Data - On July 24, 2024, a federal judge in Illinois dismissed the case GT v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., in which a putative class of Samsung...more
On March 18, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published updated guidance on the use of online tracking technologies by HIPAA covered entities and business...more
We all know that things move quickly in the world of data, and so to celebrate Data Protection Day 2024 (or Data Privacy Day 2024 in North America), we’ve selected ten key themes we think will have the most impact in the year...more
The CPPA, the California regulatory body charged with enforcing CCPA, recently released draft regulations for use of automated decisionmaking technology. The draft comes under the law’s requirements for the agency to issue...more
On November 27, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unveiled draft automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) regulations that would set forth new consumer protections related to the profiling of consumers...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) privacy and consumer protection enforcement program is in the midst of a transformative period under the leadership of Chair Lina Kahn. Three important, and new, areas of focus this year...more
Data governance is a mission-critical issue for every company and institution in the United States. GCs face a host of pressing cybersecurity concerns. Triaging them requires time, attention, and a well-rounded strategy...more
Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued - The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to prioritize the protection of consumers’ digital health information. The agency has demonstrated this commitment through enforcement actions against GoodRx and BetterHelp for...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently took enforcement action against digital healthcare companies for sharing user information vie third-party tracking pixels, which enable the collection of user data....more
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (“AG”) announced a settlement with Sephora, Inc., resolving allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). ...more
Your personal information is threatened by more pernicious tools and attacks each year. While this blog often describes poorly written privacy laws stifling business and dangerous bureaucratic overreach by privacy...more
The FTC recently settled with a surveillance app operator over allegations that the company facilitated the secret harvesting of personal information. According to the FTC, the main users of Support King, LLC’s “SpyFone” app...more
Commission d’access a la information du Quebec has issued guidance on employee geolocation tracking. Here are some key takeaways: Unless the law expressly provides for it, a company may not require a person to be tied...more