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Heightened Protection of Reproductive Health Information at US State Level on the Rise - Amendments to Virginia’s Consumer...

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On March 24, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin approved SB 754, titled “Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc., reproductive or sexual health information.”...more

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Location Data as Health Data? Precedent-Setting Lawsuit Brought Against Retailer Under Washington My Health My Data Act

An online retailer was recently hit with the first class action under Washington’s consumer health data privacy law alleging that it used advertising software attached to certain third-party mobile phone apps to unlawfully...more

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First Lawsuit Filed Under Washington’s My Health My Data Act

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The first class action complaint was filed under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) on February 10, 2025, more than a year after the law’s passage. When the law passed in April 2023, MHMDA was novel for its broad...more

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Takeaways from First Washington My Health My Data Act Complaint

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It took some time, but we officially have the first complaint filed alleging violations of the Washington My Health, My Data Act (“MHMDA”). The complaint, filed February 10 in the U.S. District Court Western District of...more

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New York's Health Information Privacy Act Aims to Strictly Regulate Consumer Health Data

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On January 22, 2025, the New York State Assembly and Senate rapidly passed the wide-ranging New York Health Information Privacy Act (“NY HIPA”). If not vetoed by Governor Kathy Hochul, NY HIPA would be the fourth enacted...more

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New York on Verge of Enacting Sweeping Health Data Privacy Law: Answers to Your Key Questions and 6 Steps to Prepare

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In a major development for all businesses handling health data, New York lawmakers passed a sweeping health data privacy bill Wednesday that could have far-ranging consequences across the country. S929, also known as the New...more

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Kentucky’s Consumer Privacy Law Is Coming, But on a Slow Track

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To round out this year’s series on new state consumer privacy laws, we are covering the statute passed by Kentucky earlier this year. Please also keep your eye out for our 2024 round-up article that will be published soon, as...more

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Upcoming Consumer Privacy Laws: What Organizations Must Know for 2024 and 2025

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Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more

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Consumer Privacy Update: What Organizations Need to Know About Impending State Privacy Laws Going into Effect in 2024 and 2025

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Over the past several years, the number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws has increased exponentially from just a handful—California, Colorado, Virginia, Connecticut, and Utah—to up to twenty by some...more

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Land of 10,000 Data Lakes: Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act Signed Into Law

On May 25, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (the "Act"), which takes effect on July 31, 2025, for most controllers and on July 31, 2029, for certain postsecondary educational...more

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REMINDER: Nevada Joins Washington with a Consumer Health Data Consent Law Now In Effect

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Nevada’s new consumer health data law—like Washington’s My Health My Data Act—implements strict—and separate—consent requirements for the collection and sharing of an individual’s health data, with few exceptions. March...more

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Washington My Health Data Act FAQ's: Processing Biometric Data

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What are the unique features concerning the processing of biometric data under the MHMDA? The MHMDA defines “biometric data” very broadly. Specifically, biometric data is “data that is generated from the measurement or...more

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Looking Down the Road: Data Privacy Priorities in 2024

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2023 brought a surge of data privacy developments, with a large expansion of state comprehensive privacy laws, litigation of new claims based on older laws (e.g. wiretapping and VPPA cases), increased scrutiny on data...more

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Year In Review: 2023 BIPA Litigation Takeaways

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This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. Since its enactment in 2008, Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has produced a wave of privacy-related...more

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Time to Comply: Washington My Health My Data Act

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On April 27, 2023, the Washington State governor signed into law the My Health My Data Act or the MHMDA. In spite of the onerous and at times confusing requirements of the MHMDA, the Washington Attorney General (AG) has only...more

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New Jersey Enacts Privacy Law

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On January 8, 2024, New Jersey’s State Legislature passed the Disclosure and Accountability Transparency Act (the “Data Act”). Following Governor’s signature within 45 days, the Data Act would take effect one (1) year after...more

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Year in Review: The Top 10 US Data Privacy Developments From 2023

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2023 marked a pivotal moment in US data privacy and cybersecurity, characterized by substantial regulatory and legislative advances at the international, federal, and state levels. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a...more

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Examining the Likely Impact of Washington’s My Health, My Data Act on Class Action Litigation Involving Biometric Data

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On April 27, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, colloquially known as the My Health, My Data Act (the Act). Passed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, the Act...more

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Beyond HIPAA: What Businesses Need to Know as States Join Trend to Protect Consumer Health Data

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For decades, medical providers and other covered entities have satisfied their health-data privacy obligations by complying with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — but this is changing...more

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Connecticut Adds Protections for Health Data and Minors to Privacy Law

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On June 26, 2023, the Governor of Connecticut signed Senate Bill (SB) 3 which set forth new requirements related to consumer health data and protections for minors online. As Connecticut’s comprehensive consumer privacy...more

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Texas to Join the Ranks of States with a Comprehensive Privacy Law

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) on June 18, 2023. With the passage of TDPSA, Texas becomes the tenth state to adopt a consumer data privacy law. TDPSA passed the...more

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Broad New Washington Privacy Law Requires Immediate Compliance Action

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Companies may face class action lawsuits as early as July 2023 based on Washington’s new privacy law. Governor Jay Inslee recently signed House Bill 1155, the WA My Health, My Data Act (“MHMDA” or “the Act”), giving companies...more

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Washington State’s My Health, My Data Act Sent to Governor

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Since the privacy and security regulations were issued under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), critics pointed to the limitations on the reach of those rules. A critical limitation...more

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Washington to Pass Benchmark Privacy Protections for Consumer Health Data: The 10 Most Important Questions for Businesses

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Washington State lawmakers just passed the most consequential privacy legislation in the country since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was adopted in 2018, which will soon require businesses to take significant...more

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State Law Privacy Video Series | Healthcare Entities and Health Data

California, Virginia and Colorado have new privacy laws coming into effect in 2023. But now is the time to start preparing your business or organization for compliance. In this video series, we examine the different aspects...more

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