Suzanne Smalley reports: New information made public by the state of California shows that a significant portion of data brokers collect and sell sensitive information on topics like reproductive health, as well as data belonging to children. Out of 480 data brokers registered with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), 24 indicated they sell data belonging to…
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Google Biometric Law Breach Judge Skeptical of Suit’s Viability
Joyce E. Cutler reports: A lawsuit accusing Google LLC of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by accessing images collected and packaged by two other companies got a lukewarm reception from a federal judge in Silicon Valley. Judge Beth Labson Freeman with the US District Court for the Northern District of California noted Thursday that the…
Senator Cassidy Issues White Paper with Proposals to Update Health Data Privacy Framework – Part 1: Updates to the HIPAA Framework
Libbie Canter, Anna D. Kraus, Elizabeth Brim, and Natalie Maas of Covington and Burling write: On February 21, 2024, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee, issued a white paper, “Strengthening Health Data Privacy for Americans: Addressing the Challenges of the Modern Era”, which proposes…
Chair Rodgers & Ranking Member Pallone Introduce Legislation to Protect Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries
The following is a press release issued yesterday by the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives: Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 7520, the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, today. The Committee leaders’ bipartisan bill would…