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At this week’s National Advertising Division Annual Conference, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine presented starkly different perspectives of the agency....more
On April 24, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it had finalized changes to its Health Breach Notification Rule - to address emerging technologies. Specifically, the Rule was broadened to (1) apply to entities not...more
Cyber incidents have been growing at an exponential rate in recent years. A recent report from the Identity Theft Resource Center found that there were over one billion data breach victims in Q2 of 2024, which is around five...more
“Dear Mary” is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related — data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws - On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
The revamped Health Breach Notification Rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took effect on July 29, 2024, expanding consumer privacy protections to the users of online health platforms and health and wellness apps. Our...more
The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (“PDPB”) was at last passed by the Malaysian Parliament at the end of July. After Royal Assent and publishing, it will become law (on a date to be determined by the Minister...more
On June 28, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania approved several notable amendments to the Commonwealth’s data breach notification law (SB 824). In summary, the revised statute: adds a regulator notification...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to enforce and update its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) amidst a fast-changing regulatory environment. A new rule, which took effect this week, expands the scope of the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has updated its Health Breach Notification Rule that applies to non-HIPAA, consumer health data. Among the revisions, the FTC expanded or introduced key definitions and modified the...more
On Friday July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike® Holdings, one of the largest cybersecurity technology companies in the world, announced that a faulty software update caused a global computer outage which ultimately disrupted many...more
Effective July 29, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has issued a final rule that expands the scope of its existing Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”) to include health and wellness applications (“apps”)...more
In what may become an annual tradition, Pennsylvania has amended its breach notification law. The new provisions will take effect on September 26, 2024. As a reminder, Pennsylvania changed its law last year to expand the...more
‘Dear Mary,’ is Troutman Pepper’s Incidents + Investigations team’s advice column. Here, you will find Mary’s answers to questions about anything and everything cyber-related – data breaches, forensic investigations, how to...more
Attestations are at the heart of permissible disclosures under the HHS Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) new reproductive health privacy rule—and OCR wants covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BA) to use them now. The...more
It was certainly a memorable final week for the Supreme Court this term. There has been quite a lot to digest, and the impact and implications are broad and significant. But for now, let’s look through a narrow lens and focus...more
Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? This alert summarizes key takeaways from Paul Rothermel's recent presentation 10 Things You Should Know About Privacy, Consent, and HIPAA...more
On May 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) published finalized amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) that augment the prior rule’s scope and application. The updated final rule...more
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") intends to "strengthen and modernize" the Health Breach Notification Rule with revamped and increased scrutiny on entities holding health information, including health apps, websites, and...more
On July 1, 2024, the amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) went into effect. First promulgated in 2009, the HBNR applies to vendors of personal health records — entities that are not covered by the Health...more
On July 29, 2024, the FTC’s revised Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) takes effect. The Rule requires vendors of personal health records (PHRs) and related entities not covered by HIPAA to notify individuals, the FTC,...more
CFPB Director Chopra Emphasizes “Pressing Need” for Data Protections - On June 12, 2024 and June 13, 2024, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking Committee and the...more
On May 31, 2024, more than four months after the February 2024 Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) updated its Change Healthcare FAQs. ...more