On May 30, 2024, the FTC published amendments to its Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR” or “Rule”) in the Federal Register, memorializing the Rule’s expanded scope that now explicitly includes direct-to-consumer health...more
The Biden Administration has issued an executive order to curtail access by China, Russia, and other countries of concern to Americans’ sensitive personal data. The Department of Justice and other agencies are tasked to take...more
Adding to the growing list of heightened privacy and data protection requirements imposed on consumer health data and other categories of sensitive personal data, the Washington Attorney General recently updated its guidance...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) highlights lessons learned on privacy, data security, truth in advertising, and artificial intelligence (“AI”) in new guidance drawing from recent enforcement actions involving genetic...more
As the popularity of AI technologies has continued to grow in 2023, so has the number of laws and regulations seeking to address the potential risks and societal harms that may arise. The evolving legislation and calls to...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency’s proposal of new regulations for automated decisionmaking technology marks a significant step to govern how businesses may leverage those automated tools. The new framework focuses on...more
Adding to the growing trend of policymakers interested in regulating health and wellness data, last week U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy requested stakeholder feedback to help identify solutions to modernize HIPAA and ensure all...more
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Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order regarding generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”). The order states that California has established itself as the world leader in GenAI innovation...more