Data Privacy
07.28.20
04.07.20
OCR will not penalize health care vendors for certain...
OCR allows HIPAA business associates to share protected health information for public health and health oversight purposes during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Category Data Privacy
03.26.20
Illinois appellate court affirms insurance company’s duty to...
An Illinois appellate court recently held that insurance company, West Bend Mutual Insurance, has a duty to defend its policyholder, Krishna Schaumburg Tan Inc., in a lawsuit claiming violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA").
Category Data Privacy
03.18.20
Vermont sues Clearview AI under state data broker law
Vermont's data broker laws, passed in 2018, were the first of their kind in the United States.
Category Data Privacy
03.10.20
Latest OCR settlement reminds HIPAA-regulated entities to...
A medical practice’s failure to conduct a security risk analysis, failure to implement a risk management plan, and failure to execute a business associate agreement with a vendor leads to a HIPAA penalty.
Category Data Privacy
03.05.20
FCC proposes fines for U.S. wireless carriers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is cracking down on several wireless carriers by proposing millions of dollars in fines as a result of accusations that some of these companies have been improperly sharing customers’ privacy information.
Category Data Privacy
03.04.20
Broadband industry challenges Maine privacy law in First...
Four broadband industry groups have filed suit against the state of Maine.
Category Data Privacy
02.18.20
New bill proposes creation of a federal Data Protection Agency
A bill introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand last week proposes the creation of the Data Protection Agency, an independent federal agency tasked with defining, arbitrating, and enforcing data privacy laws.
Category Data Privacy
02.10.20
In order to better help companies comply with these new requirements, a new market for privacy expertise and software has emerged.
Category Data Privacy