September 10, 2024 Today, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) continued its work to close the health equity gap and reduce health disparities with a new proposed regulation. The proposed regulation requires health insurers to request race, ethnicity, preferred language, sexual orientation and gender identity data, ensuring critical self-reported data is available…
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Oracle Privacy Lawsuit Settlement: $115 Million Settlement
CORRECTED SEPTEMBER 15: The announcement of the Oracle settlement was originally made months ago, but this article seemed to show up in my news feed this week. CGWall explains: In a significant move that underscores the growing concerns surrounding data privacy, Oracle, a leading cloud applications provider, has agreed to a monumental $115 million settlement to resolve…
Court Grants Motion for Preliminary Injunction on Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On September 10, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah issued an Order granting a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, prohibiting the Utah Attorney General from implementing and enforcing the Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act (the “Act”), which was set to take effect October 1, 2024. Enacted in…
The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’
Brian Krebs reports: A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that…