AP reports: Hundreds of world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires, celebrities, religious leaders and drug dealers have been hiding their investments in mansions, exclusive beachfront property, yachts and other assets for the past quarter-century, according to a review of nearly 12 million files obtained from 14 firms located around the world. The report released Sunday by…
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Vermont Supreme Court Rejects Traffic Stop by Border Agents For Driving While Nervous
Richard Diamond reports: Federal agents do not have the ability to conduct a traffic stop in Vermont that violates the state constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled last week. A Customs and Border Patrol agent had set up in a hidden spot near the Canadian border on August 12, 2018, when the car belonging to…
OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and the Workplace
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to help the public understand when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule applies to disclosures and requests for information about whether a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine. The guidance reminds the…
Saudi Arabia issues Personal Data Protection Law
Abdulaziz Al-Bosaily, Masha Ooijevaar, and Dino Wilkinson of Clyde & Co write: Saudi Arabia has issued its first comprehensive national data protection law to regulate the collection and processing of personal information. In this article we consider the implications of this important development for organisations operating in the Kingdom. What is the new law? The…