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HIPAA/HITECH Act Privacy Rule Coming Soon?

February 17, 2012 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

It is being widely reported that the HIPAA/HITECH Act Omnibus Final Rule will be issued in March 2012. This omnibus rule is expected to include: A final breach notification rule. A final HIPAA Enforcement Rule, implementing changes mandated by the HITECH Act. A final rule implementing changes in the Privacy and Security Rules mandated by […]

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European Commission Releases Final Draft of Proposed Overhaul of Data Protection Regulation in Europe

January 31, 2012 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The European Commission has released its final draft proposal for comprehensive reform of data protection standards in the European Union. This draft of a proposed new General Data Protection Regulation (the “Regulation”) is largely consistent with the earlier draft that was the subject of a post on this blog dated December 5, 2011. But there are […]

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Draft Regulation Prepared by the European Commission Proposes Fundamental Changes in European Union Privacy and Data Security Standards

December 5, 2011 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

The European Commission has prepared and circulated a draft new General Data Protection Regulation (the “Regulation”). The draft is consistent with many of the expectations the Commission set in its November, 2010, communication titled, “A Comprehensive Approach on Personal Data Protection in the European Union,” and in public statements since made by EU policymakers. The […]

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House Committee on Intelligence Overwhelmingly Passes Cybersecurity Legislation

December 2, 2011 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Yesterday, the House Intelligence Committee passed H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, by a nearly unanimous vote of 17-1. The legislation, which was introduced Wednesday by Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI), with the support and cosponsorship of a bipartisan group of 28 House members, would provide for sharing of certain […]

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Facebook Agrees To Privacy Changes As A Result Of FTC Settlement

December 2, 2011 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On November 29, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had entered an agreement and consent order with Facebook Inc. to settle charges made by the FTC that Facebook’s changes to its website’s privacy settings in December 2009 had threatened the “health and safety” of Facebook’s users. As alleged in the FTC’s complaint, Facebook’s 2009 […]

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