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Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation Tackles COVID-19 Data

May 21, 2020 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Data collection and analysis is becoming a key weapon in the fight against COVID-19 both here in the United States and around the globe.  But as governments and tech companies roll out a variety of applications and contact tracing tools, legislators from both sides of the political aisle are questioning how to handle the data […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy, Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Privacy Legislation, Private Right of Action

FTC Cautions Against Biased Outcomes in Use of AI and Algorithms

April 14, 2020 By Kate Hanniford

As the healthcare and financial impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve with the global pandemic, the use of AI technology and associated risks have received greater attention.  On April 8, 2020, the FTC posted an extensive summary of its recent enforcement actions, studies, and guidance regarding the use of AI tools and algorithms.  The summary […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, Privacy

White Paper on Privacy Issues in Proposed New National Medical Claims Database

September 30, 2019 By Peter Swire

Prof. Peter Swire, Elizabeth and Thomas Holder Chair at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird, has published a new white paper on “Possible Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Breach issues in the Proposed National Medical Claims Database Under Section 303 of S. 1895.” Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy Tagged With: Health Information Security, HIPAA, Senate

HHS Releases New “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices”

January 8, 2019 By Kate Hanniford

On December 28, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new voluntary cybersecurity guidance for the health care industry titled, “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients.”  This four-volume set of consensus-based principles and practices (the “HICP”) reflects the recommendations of the 405(d) Task Group, a HHS and industry-led collaborative […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Security, Health Privacy, HHS

California Legislature Amends CCPA

September 4, 2018 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Last Friday, the California Senate and Assembly passed SB-1121, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) as enacted in June. We previously issued an advisory following the June enactment, and will host a webinar discussing the law (as now amended) on September 12. This blog post highlights some of the key amendments to the CCPA. […]

Filed Under: California, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, ePrivacy, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, Legislation Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

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