BakerHostetler writes: As noted back in December 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued dramatic guidance (often called the Bulletin) that targets the use of so-called Internet “tracking technologies” on the public websites of HIPAA-covered entities. Fueled by this guidance, healthcare providers have faced a dual threat…
Category: Court
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against Florida student who tracks her jet
Catherine Thorbecke reports: Attorneys for Taylor Swift are threatening legal action against the Florida college student who tracks the private jets of celebrities and public figures, including Swift. Jack Sweeney confirmed to CNN on Tuesday that he received a cease-and-desist letter threatening legal action from attorneys for Swift about the social media accounts he runs…
Data broker allegedly selling de-anonymized info to face FTC lawsuit after all
Ashley Belanger reports: The Federal Trade Commission has succeeded in keeping alive its first federal court case against a geolocation data broker that’s allegedly unfairly selling large quantities of data in violation of the FTC Act. On Saturday, US District Judge Lynn Winmill denied Kochava’s motion to dismiss an amended FTC complaint, which he said plausibly argued that “Kochava’s data…
IRS Seizure of Crypto Records Sets Up Privacy Rights Showdown at 1st Circuit
Avalon Zoppo writes: An investor’s challenge to the Internal Revenue Service’s seizure of his cryptocurrency exchange records has teed up a showdown with the government at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit over privacy rights and how the “third-party doctrine” applies in the digital age. The Boston-based appeals court will consider a…