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Are Privacy Policies Alone Enough to Protect Employee Privacy? Ask Tesla

From application to termination, employee privacy considerations live throughout all stages of the employment lifecycle. Thus, employers should take heed of best practices and mechanisms when handling employee personal...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Class Action Filed Against Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Alleged COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Spyware Installation

This week, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its use of a COVID-19 contact-tracing app for residents’ mobile phones. However, very few residents...more

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The State AG Report – 3.31.2022

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Massachusetts AG Healey Negotiates Relief for...more

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A Pandemic Silver Lining: FDA’s New Guidance on Using Digital Health Technologies for Clinical Investigations

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With spring timidly approaching, it’s hard not to dwell on the fact that we are almost two full years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has placed into clear relief many of the access issues faced by patients and...more

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Workplace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: Data Privacy and Security Issues

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In the last decade, organizations of varied industries and sizes have heightened their focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and, since 2020, DEI has become a top priority. COVID-19 pandemic realities,...more

Lathrop GPM

2022 Legal Guide to Privacy and Data Security

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Facial recognition technology, drones the size of a butterfly, secure microchips replacing magnetic stripes on credit cards, sensors the size of a grain of sand swallowed by patients that transmit data directly to the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Releases Guidance for Digital Health Tech Used in Clinical Investigations

n December 22, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft guidance for sponsors, investigators, and other interested parties on using digital health technologies (DHT) to acquire data remotely from...more

White & Case LLP

How changing attitudes toward data sharing could accelerate smart city adoption

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The pandemic seems to have prompted people to rethink their attitudes toward sharing personal data, particularly when it is used to manage public health and provide essential services. Can this shift serve as a catalyst for...more

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Legalweek(year) 2021 Shows Why the Industry Isn’t Going Back to Normal

Legalweek was originally supposed to take place in New York this year, as it always does. However, for 2021 it was transformed into a series of five interactive virtual events held throughout the year—hence the updated title...more

Knobbe Martens

Class Action Against Google Over COVID-19 Contact Tracking App Highlights New Layers of Data Privacy Consideration

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On April 27, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against Google, Inc. (“Google”) alleging that the Google-Apple Exposure Notification System (“GAEN”) – the company’s COVID-19 contact tracking app – contained a flaw that...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Second Chance for the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act

This is the seventh alert in a series of Bradley installments on privacy and cybersecurity developments arising from the COVID-19 pandemic... Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) has re-introduced a bill to create the Public Health...more

Perkins Coie

Washington, New York, and Minnesota Introduce New Privacy Laws to Begin the New Year

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It’s a new year and it looks like 2021 is going to be another eventful one for privacy. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen several states introduce new privacy legislation, starting with Washington. On January 5, the...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Best in Law: Protecting Privacy on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

Glen Price Discusses Privacy Issues Around COVID-19 CA Notify App and Others - From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials around the world have looked to use the benefits of big data and the...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Epidemiological Investigations and Privacy Protection

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Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority published its guidelines and emphases for protecting the privacy of individuals when conducting COVID-19 epidemiological investigations in workplaces. In light of the complexity of the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Privacy & Data Considerations During—and After—a Pandemic - December 9th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we do almost everything, accelerating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies, and creating vast new troves of sensitive personal information. Yet the question...more

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Businesses Need To Revamp And Revise CCPA Notices As 2020 Comes To A Close

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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed all manner of business procedures over the course of this past year, but one area you may not immediately recognize that needs to be immediately addressed relates to mandatory privacy...more

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Privacy and Data Protection Issues for Employees in the COVID-19 Environment

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Panelists discussed employment and privacy issues related to the pandemic for both remote work and return to the workplace. We'll also look at obligations of employers when it comes to collecting information related to health...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Governor Pulls the Plug on Genetic Information Privacy Act

Governor Gavin Newsom of California vetoed a bill that would have created new limitations on data sharing for direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies. The Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) asked testing companies...more

World Law Group

[Webinar] Privacy and Data Protection Issues for Employees in the COVID-19 Environment - October 29th, 9:30 am ET

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Panelists will discuss employment and privacy issues related to the pandemic for both remote work and return to the workplace. We'll look at obligations of employers when it comes to collecting information related to health...more

Baker Donelson

Sitting with the C-Suite: Looking Ahead to Potential Compliance Issues Due to COVID-19

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Ian Campbell, the President and CEO of iCONECT, has a design background and, prior to founding iCONECT, he worked in advertising and founded his own agency. In 2012 iCONECT launched its flagship review product, Xera, which...more

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International News: Focus on Global Privacy and Cybersecurity - September 2020

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Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more

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Windfalls and Pitfalls of Pivoting Your Business Model in the New Business Environment

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It is no secret that the world has rapidly changed over the last several months. Many companies are reevaluating their business models to adjust to the challenges caused by the world-wide pandemic and to hopefully identify...more

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Life Sciences: Connected Medical Devices in the Cloud During COVID-19

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The Pandemic has fast-tracked the use of telehealth services. Hussein Akhavannik discusses how medical device companies are looking to add to or expand remote monitoring capabilities. However, some capabilities raise legal...more

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Data Privacy Issues in COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, technology companies and public health authorities around the world have been developing contact tracing apps as a way to track and thus slow the spread of the virus....more

Troutman Pepper

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter - August 2020

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Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are being significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

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