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Paul Hastings LLP

New CPPA Regulations for Data Brokers and ADMT Rulemaking Package Advance

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On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board voted to adopt new regulations for data broker registration requirements. The CPPA Board also voted to advance proposed rules for insurance companies,...more

Bodman

Legal Restrictions on Health Information – Beyond HIPAA

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Appropriately so, providers look first to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (HIPAA), to ensure that they comply with regulations regarding patients’ protected health information...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Health Apps Beware: FTC Clarifies Health Breach Notification Rule with Significant Proposed Changes

Direct-to-consumer health and wellness applications are forewarned: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), 16 C.F.R. part 318, that, if finalized, would cement...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

FTC Policy Statement on Health Breach Notification Rule: A Conversation with Reece Hirsch

As we start 2022, as part of our Spotlight series, we connect with Reece Hirsch, the co-head of Morgan Lewis’s privacy and cybersecurity practice, to discuss the recent policy statement issued by the US Federal Trade...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Warns That Health Apps May Be Subject to the Health Breach Notification Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently issued guidance clarifying protections applicable to consumers’ sensitive personal data increasingly collected by so-called “health apps.” The FTC press release indicated it has...more

K&L Gates LLP

Health Care Triage: FTC Reminds Vendors of Personal Health Records of Breach Rule Obligations

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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer interviews Gina Bertolini and Desiree Moore about the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) policy statement regarding the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule and its applicability to vendors...more

Hogan Lovells

FTC reinforces breach notification duties for health apps and connected health and wellness devices

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A new Policy Statement from the US Federal Trade Commission places companies that offer consumer-facing health apps and connected health and wellness devices on notice that they may be covered by a Health Breach Notification...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

FTC Affirms Health Apps and Connected Devices Are Subject to Health Breach Notification Rule

According to recent guidance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), providers of health apps and connected devices that collect consumers’ health information must comply with the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule, 16...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Playtime is Over for Apps Collecting Health‐Related Data – FTC Announces Intent to Enforce Health Breach Rule

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently announced its intent to "vigorously" enforce its 2009 Health Breach Notification Rule (the "Rule") via a policy statement that sheds light on the Rule's scope. The policy...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Issues Policy Statement Expanding Interpretation of Health Breach Notification Rule’s Scope

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On September 15, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3–2 along party lines (with Republican commissioners dissenting) to issue a policy statement announcing an expansive interpretation of the FTC’s Health Breach...more

Wiley Rein LLP

With Health Apps on the Rise, Consumer Privacy Remains a Central Priority

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans have increasingly relied on digital health apps to manage their personal health and wellness. These apps include traditional telehealth apps through which patients can complete...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Building a Health App? What You Need to Know

Last week, Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 3 which will feature an enhanced heart rate app. The app will notify you when it detects an elevated heart rate even when you are not working out. The sensor will also be...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Data-Harvesting Zombie Hackers, Blood-Thirsty Auditors, and Other Reasons to be Scared on Halloween

This Halloween, the scariest monsters might not be in your closet or under your bed. They may be overseas, orchestrating intrusions into your electronic medical record. Or they may be lurking in your own workforce, carrying...more

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