Lindsey Tonsager, Jayne Ponder, and Alexandra Scott of Covington and Burling write: On October 10, 2022 the draft rules implementing the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) were officially published in the Colorado Register. Written comments on the draft rules are due by November 7, 2022. The CPA draft rules share some similarities with the draft rules set forth…
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Doctor Admits Criminal HIPAA Scheme for Wrongful Disclosure of Protected Patient Health Information to Pharmaceutical Sales Representative
CAMDEN, N.J. – A former physician with medical practices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida admitted wrongfully disclosing patients’ protected personal health information, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. Frank Alario, 65, of Delray Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty before Judge Robert B. Kugler to conspiring to wrongfully disclose patients’ individually identifiable…
The Digital Markets Act for Privacy Professionals
Dan Cooper, Anna Oberschelp de Meneses, Paul Maynard, and Diane Valat ofCovington and Burling write: This post is the first of a series of blog posts about the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”), which was adopted on July 18, 2022, and it deals specifically with those provisions of the DMA that are relevant to organizations’ privacy…
Under New Order, Europeans Can Complain to U.S. About Data Collection
David McCabe reports: President Biden on Friday signed an executive order giving Europeans the ability to protest when they believe their personal information has been caught in America’s online surveillance dragnet, a key step toward reaching a broader agreement over the flow of digital data. The order puts new restrictions on electronic surveillance by American…