Sara Jodka of Dickinson Wright writes: Introduction As the intersection of technology and healthcare becomes increasingly nuanced, the field of genomic medicine is rapidly evolving and expanding. Genomic medicine, or personalized medicine focusing on the data holding information on base sequence in an individual’s genome, uses an individual’s genetic information to guide healthcare decisions. This…
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Nevada’s Governor Signs Health Data Privacy Act
Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: On June 16, 2023, Nevada’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 370, which enacts certain protections for consumer health data. The law is similar to Washington’s My Health, My Data Act, which was passed in April. The Future of Privacy Forum prepared a useful chart comparing the Washington and Nevada laws. Nevada’s law becomes operative…
Senators ask Amazon some very important questions about data collection and use by Amazon Clinic
You can read the senators’ June 16 letter, below. They ask Amazon to respond by June 30. If you or anyone you care about has thought about signing up for Amazon Clinic, do read the senators’ questions, below, and then check back for a follow-up on this inquiry and issues. Thanks to Joe Cadillic for…
FTC Says Genetic Testing Company 1Health Failed to Protect Privacy and Security of DNA Data and Unfairly Changed its Privacy Policy
The Federal Trade Commission charged that the genetic testing firm 1Health.io left sensitive genetic and health data unsecured, deceived consumers about their ability to get their data deleted, and changed its privacy policy retroactively without adequately notifying and obtaining consent from consumers whose data the company had already collected. As part of a proposed settlement with the…