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Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2023

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/17/2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 1 (January 2023) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said a data breach at a Medicare subcontractor impacted the personally identifiable information and protected...more

Open App Markets Act – Does Competition Hurt Security?

Clark Hill PLC on 6/16/2022

Have you ever downloaded an app outside of the Apple app store? Probably not, because the current setup of app marketplaces like the Apple app store makes that very difficult. That is about to change. On Feb. 3, 2022, the...more

Key Considerations for Health App Developers from the FTC

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 4/26/2022

If your company creates health-related apps, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has set out some key considerations: - Make accurate representations. Clearly explain how people’s information will be used and shared and then...more

With Health Apps on the Rise, Consumer Privacy Remains a Central Priority

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/19/2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have increasingly relied on digital health apps to manage their personal health and wellness. These apps include traditional telehealth apps through which patients can complete...more

Settlement with App Developers Requires Limits on Collection and Use of Children’s Personal Information

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/7/2020

In August, Viacom and a number of other app developers and ad-tech companies reached a settlement with parents who had alleged that the companies were illegally selling children’s personal information for behavioral...more

OCR Updates Mobile Health App Resources

Rivkin Radler LLP on 9/25/2020

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently unveiled a new website with updated guidance and resources for mobile health app developers regarding the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and...more

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 20, Number 1. Privacy Briefs: January 2020

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/14/2020

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 1 (January 2020) - ? A cybersecurity breach temporarily halted cancer radiation treatment services at the Cancer Center of Hawaii on Oahu,[1] the center said. The center, which provides...more

New HIPAA Guidance for Medical App Developers

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/23/2019

The federal Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights, which enforces HIPAA, maintains a website with very helpful "frequently asked questions" (FAQs) regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule....more

The Continuing Challenge of Cybersecurity Hygiene in Digital Health and Life Sciences

Burns & Levinson LLP on 10/30/2018

A recent issue of MIT’s Technology Review magazine is titled, “Look how far precision medicine has come.“ At least part of the premise is that personalized medicine or precision medicine is not perceived as having made the...more

California Tackles IoT Security With New Bill

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/27/2018

The State of California is once again leading the way with trying to keep up with technology and protecting consumers. Senate Bill 327 requires Internet of Things (IoT) developers to implement “reasonable security features”...more

Building a Health App? Part 6: HIPAA and Other Privacy and Security Considerations

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/26/2017

Consumers are increasingly turning to health apps for a variety of medical and wellness-related purposes. This has in turn caused greater amounts of data—including highly sensitive information—to flow through these apps....more

Building a Health App? What You Need to Know

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 9/18/2017

Last week, Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 3 which will feature an enhanced heart rate app. The app will notify you when it detects an elevated heart rate even when you are not working out. The sensor will also be...more

Apple Removes VPN Apps from China App Store

Fisher Phillips on 8/8/2017

Apple’s removal of VPN apps from its app store in China could signal a difficult road ahead for companies doing business there. In March 2017, we posted a summary of China’s new cyber security law (Law) that went into effect...more

Privacy Perils: What's in Your Container?

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/24/2017

The use of "containers" in web application development is growing, but not without potentially increasing threats to the security of the data we store in our apps and devices. Containers are stand-alone packages of software...more

Location Disservices? Protecting against the Inherent Cybersecurity Risks of Geotagging

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 10/12/2016

In this political season, much has been made about late-night Twitter rants targeting women and other social media attacks on individuals and celebrities. Although these harsh online critiques create a more hostile cyber...more

NHTSA’s Claimed Jurisdiction Over Software and Applications May Stifle Innovation

K&L Gates LLP on 4/15/2016

Motor vehicle technology is rapidly changing to enhance safety and provide navigation, mobility, and accessibility solutions for drivers. Manufacturer-installed automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot...more

Data-Harvesting Zombie Hackers, Blood-Thirsty Auditors, and Other Reasons to be Scared on Halloween

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/30/2015

This Halloween, the scariest monsters might not be in your closet or under your bed. They may be overseas, orchestrating intrusions into your electronic medical record. Or they may be lurking in your own workforce, carrying...more

Another Blow to Data Breach Class Actions: Bell, et al. v. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

BakerHostetler on 7/30/2013

On July 11, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed a majority of the claims brought against Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. after a data breach suffered by Blizzard in 2012....more

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