Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, also known as the My Health, My Data Act (the Act), on April 27, 2023. The Act goes into full effect for “regulated entities” on March 31, 2024 (and later for...more
5/10/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personal Information ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Washington
Since at least 2005, the Federal Trade Commission has asserted that it may regulate lax data security practices as an “unfair” business practice under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Wyndham hotel chain was the first to...more
8/27/2015
/ COPPA ,
Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Debit Cards ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraudulent Charges ,
FTC Act ,
FTC v Wyndham ,
Hackers ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 5 ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wyndham
In a closely watched and first-of-its-kind case, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey rejected, for purposes of a motion to dismiss, a defendant company’s argument that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more