Libbie Canter, Anna D. Kraus, and Rebecca Yergin of Covington & Burling write: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (“AG”) announced in September a settlement against Glow, Inc., resolving allegations that the fertility app had “expose[d] millions of women’s personal and medical information.” In the complaint, the AG alleged violations of certain state consumer protection and privacy laws, stemming from privacy…
Category: Healthcare
Hospitals And VA Clinics Use ‘Xecan’ Facial Recognition And Palm Scanners To Track Patients
Joe Cadillic writes: Massachusetts area hospitals and VA clinics have begun installing Xecan facial recognition cameras to identify and track patients. According to Xecan, they have been providing ‘touchless clinic technology’ to hospitals and clinics for at least ten years. What makes Xecan so unique is using ‘immunocompromised cancer patients’ and COVID-19 together to justify using facial…
This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders
From Littler: Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift. These health screening steps, including temperature checks, have…
New York and New Jersey Release COVID-19 Exposure Apps
Joseph J. Lazzarotti writes: New York and New Jersey release “COVID Alert NY” and “COVID Alert NJ,” apps designed to alert their users when they have been exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. These apps follow those released in Pennsylvania and Delaware and are soon to be joined by Connecticut. The states hope to enhance their…