Law professor and privacy law scholar Dan Solove recently wrote: Today, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published a large advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle encouraging people to exercise their privacy rights. “The ball is in your court,” the ad declared. (H/T Paul Schwartz) While I admire the CPPA’s effort to educate, the notion…
Category: Laws
Michigan Senate Passes Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act
EPIC reports: The Michigan Senate voted during the final days of its session to pass SB 659, the Michigan Personal Data Privacy Act. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. The bill includes many strong protections for Michiganders, including a ban on the sale of sensitive data, a prohibition on targeted advertising…
Texas Sues New York Doctor, Challenging Abortion Provider Shield Laws
Jennifer Calfas and Laura Kusisto report: Texas is suing a New York-based doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills through telemedicine to a patient from the Lone Star state. The lawsuit is believed to be the first challenge to laws designed to shield doctors in states with abortion protections from legal challenges elsewhere. Texas Attorney General Ken…
Health Privacy Developments to Watch in 2025
Libbie Canter & Elizabeth Brim of Covington and Burling write: 2024 was an incredibly busy year for health privacy. As the year draws to a close and we look ahead to 2025, we share several areas that we are watching in the coming year, which we expect to be similarly busy with federal- and state-level…