On February 20, the Virginia legislature passed the High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act (HB 2094), a bill that aims to prevent algorithmic discrimination by imposing requirements on businesses that...more
On January 13, 2025, the California AG’s Office (“AGO”) issued two legal advisories regarding the application of existing California law to AI generally as well as the use of AI specifically in healthcare....more
1/30/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Automated Systems ,
Data Privacy ,
Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General
In the final days of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS OCR”) remained active in resolving a large number of investigations, reflecting the agency’s...more
On January 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published its final Rule implementing Executive Order 14117 (EO), “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by...more
On May 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced two separate enforcement actions against Amazon—one involving its cloud-based voice service, Alexa, and the other involving Ring, its smart doorbell...more
6/7/2023
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Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On May 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) reached a settlement with Easy Healthcare Corporation (“Easy Healthcare”), for its fertility-tracking app, Premom. The agency alleged that Easy Healthcare failed to...more
5/25/2023
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Health Apps ,
PHI ,
Policy Statement ,
Risk Mitigation
On May 18, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement warning about the increased use of consumers’ biometric information and related marketing of technologies that use biometric information. The agency...more
5/23/2023
/ Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Policy Statement ,
Protected Class ,
Section 5 ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On Thursday, March 2, the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, Inc., an online mental health counseling service, relating to claims that the company’s collection and use of consumer health data were unfair...more
3/8/2023
/ Advertising ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
LGBTQ ,
Mental Health ,
Pharmacies ,
Section 5 ,
Settlement ,
Telehealth ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On August 29, 2022, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the Act) was unanimously approved by the California State Senate. It now awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature....more
9/15/2022
/ Children's Online Games ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Enforcement ,
Governor Newsom ,
Minors ,
Online Platforms ,
Penalties ,
Pending Legislation ,
Social Networks ,
Websites
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or the Commission) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to request public comment on the prevalence of “commercial surveillance and data security...more