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Data Brokers May be Selling Mental Health Data with Minimal Vetting

A recent study found that some data brokers are selling highly sensitive data relating to consumers’ mental health conditions on the open market with minimal vetting of their customers and few controls on how these purchasers...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, Number 2. Privacy Briefs: February 2023

Report on Patient Privacy Volume 23, no 2 (February 2023) DCH Health Systems, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., said it fired an employee in December after a routine privacy audit revealed evidence that the worker had accessed some...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

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

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January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules

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Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions - On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

It May Be Time for TikTok to Change its Ways if State AGs Have Any Say

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While State Attorneys General have been clear that social media companies are generally on their radar for a variety of consumer protection concerns, TikTok has been the latest to make headlines in recent weeks. For example,...more

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[Webcast Transcript] Now You See It, Now You Don’t: eDiscovery Challenges and Apple’s iOS 16 Release

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Editor’s Note: On October 19, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the potential impact of Apple’s iOS 16 release on the area of eDiscovery. With iOS 16, new chat manipulation and security features have gone...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Safeguards in New National Network Include Insurance, App Mandates, Cybersecurity Council

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 2 (February, 2022) - The new national health information network calls for a number of privacy and security safeguards and standards that, in some instances, exceed what HIPAA covered...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

China Blocks Didi from Chinese App Stores over Cybersecurity Concerns

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On July 4, 2021, less than a week after ride-hailing giant Didi’s U.S. IPO, Chinese regulators ordered Didi removed from app stores in the country. The purported reason—China’s Cyberspace Administration’s concerns over the...more

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Privacy Update: Corporate Boards - Don’t Underestimate Your Role in Data Security Oversight

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to put emphasis on the importance of corporate board involvement in privacy and data security. Corporate Boards: Don’t Underestimate Your Role in Data Security Oversight - The...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - July 2020 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - Connecticut Insurance Department Reminds Licensees to Comply with Data Security Law - On July 20, 2020, the Connecticut Insurance Department issued a bulletin to licensees reminding them that the Connecticut...more

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Countries and Companies Cool on TikTok, As Microsoft Proposes US Solution

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In early July, the Indian government banned many Chinese mobile applications, including TikTok, claiming they pose a “threat to sovereignty and integrity.” India’s Ministry of Information Technology acted “in defense of...more

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Protecting Your Privacy and Data During Virtual Meetings

Furia Rubel Communications Intern Like many Americans who’ve been ordered to stay at home until the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, you may have used Zoom, either to stay in touch with a group of friends, family, colleagues, or to...more

Hogan Lovells

SEC Releases Cybersecurity and Resiliency Observations: A Potentially Useful Guide for Businesses

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In today’s connected world, businesses face constant pressure to improve their cybersecurity practices and to confirm that they are meeting industry standards. To continue helping businesses achieve those goals, the SEC...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2020

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the EU advocate general's decision in Schrems II, a federal court's ruling that an insurer owed coverage for a social engineering loss, the Chinese...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - June 2019 #4

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Security researchers have warned municipalities repeatedly about how they are being targeted with ransomware, that they are at high risk, and the need to make data security a high priority. Please see full Publication blow...more

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Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup - February 2019

Newsom’s Six-Month Paid Family Leave Agenda - Shortly after being sworn in as the new governor of California, Gavin Newsom proposed extending California’s current six-week paid family leave (PFL) to six months. PFL, which...more

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NY AG Settles Over Mobile App Security Issues

Five companies settled with the New York Attorney General over mobile app data security issues at the end of last year. The AG alleged that the companies, Western Union, Priceline, Equifax, Spark Networks, and Credit Sesame,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

State AGs Deal With Payment Processor, Mobile Apps

In state enforcement news, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a settlement with a California-based payment services provider, while New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood reached a deal with five...more

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As Fintech Apps Become More Popular, Consumer Privacy Concerns Persist

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On August 22, 2018, The Clearing House issued a report concerning fintech apps and data privacy. The report notes how fintech apps have experienced a rapid rise in popularity in recent years, in large part because they...more

Jackson Walker

Internet of Things Part 2: Dogs, Cameras, and Cybersecurity

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I recently purchased an Internet Protocol (IP) camera to monitor my dog, Ruben, during those times that he has free reign of the house. Since “RubenCam” has been online, I’m not sure he has been any less rambunctious, but I’m...more

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Taking InsurTech on the Road: Mobile App Bumps and Solutions

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As insurers, agencies, producers and service companies seek to become more efficient and competitive in the InsurTech marketplace, offering mobile apps seems to be one obvious solution. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #99 – If you are an IoT Fanatic, this App is for You

Last January, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched the IoT Home Inspector Challenge, a contest that requested participants to come up with a tool that would identify security issues that are caused by out-of-date...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2017

In this edition of our Privacy and Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the Trump administration's executive order outlining its cybersecurity plans, Acting FTC Chairwoman Maureen Ohlhausen's comments on the possible...more

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HHS to Launch Cybersecurity Center

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will soon launch a healthcare focused cybersecurity initiative modeled on the Homeland Security Department’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY AG Enters Mobile Health App Enforcement Arena with Settlements Targeting Health Claims and Privacy Practices

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced settlements with three mobile health app developers resolving allegations that they made deceptive advertisements and had irresponsible privacy practices. The...more

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