Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 26, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a press release reminding health app providers that California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”) applies to mobile apps that are designed to store medical information, which includes health apps such as fertility trackers. The press release reminds health app providers that the…
Category: Healthcare
DEL: Medical privacy bill threatens parental rights, GOP reps say
Charles Meggenson reports: All 15 Republican state representatives have taken a stand against a bill they say is designed to usurp parental authority. House Bill 400, sponsored by Rep. Krista Griffith, D-Fairfax, would allow dependents on insurance policies – adults and children – to receive “confidential sensitive health care services” without notifying the policyholder. Read…
Schools urge end to forced disclosure of private student information; state using data to track vaccinations
Sherrie Peif reports: More than 20 charter schools across the state recently presented a petition to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) requesting that it stop collecting and using private information of school children to publicize youth vaccination rates on its website. Diana Herrero, deputy director of the division of disease control…
The Handmaid’s Trail: Abortion Surveillance After Roe
Read the report by Albert Fox Cahn, Esq. and Eleni Manis, PhD, MPA at https://www.stopspying.org/handmaids-trail or download the report (18 pp, pdf) here. Great thanks to Joe Cadillic for making us aware of this one.