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HHS and FTC Fire a Warning Shot at Healthcare Companies Using Online Tracking Technologies

July 20, 2023 By Sara Pullen Guercio, Kathleen Benway and Daniel Felz

On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a joint letter sent to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers. The FTC/OCR letter warns that certain online tracking technologies that “may be present” on the recipients’ […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, FTC, Health Privacy, HHS, Online Privacy, Privacy

California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Updated CPRA Regulations

October 17, 2022 By Daniel Felz

Today, October 17, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) published its first set of Modified Proposed Regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”).  The Modified Regulations have been published in preparation for a scheduled meeting of the CPPA Board on October 21 and 22 to discuss possible actions regarding the proposed regulations. Along […]

Filed Under: California, CCPA, Online Privacy, Privacy, Privacy Policy

Germany’s Cyber Threat Landscape – Top 3 Lessons from the BKA Situation Report

August 1, 2022 By Daniel Felz

Germany boasts one of the world’s largest, most sophisticated, and international economies. Companies doing business in Germany are thus an increasingly relevant target for cyberattacks. Germany‘s Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) is the federal law enforcement agency charged with investigating cybercrime, and for coordinating federal-state cooperation in cybercrime matters.  The BKA recently published […]

Filed Under: Cyber Risk, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Germany, Ransomware, Supply Chain, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cross-border, Cybersecurity, Germany, Ransomware

Georgia Introduces Privacy Bill Stricter than CCPA – the Top 10 Issues

February 10, 2022 By Daniel Felz

On January 26, 2022, the Georgia General Assembly introduced a bill titled the Georgia Computer Data Privacy Act (GCDPA).  Despite its title, the GCDPA is not a “computer”-focused bill.  It is instead is an omnibus privacy statute modeled after California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).  The GCDPA was introduced by the Republican leadership in Georgia’s state […]

Filed Under: CPPA, Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy, Uncategorized Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Georgia, Litigation, Regulatory Enforcement, US State Law

Swiss Data Protection Regulator Is Latest to Outline Framework for Transferring Data to the SEC

August 17, 2021 By Daniel Felz, Kate Hanniford and Wim Nauwelaerts

Entities registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) must maintain certain books and records and can be subject to the SEC’s examination, inspection, and enforcement authority. Responding to SEC requests can require cross-border transfers of personal data, and this has historically risked non-compliance under foreign data protection law. The SEC has been proactive […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Financial Privacy, International, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, International Data Transfers, Regulatory Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission

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