Jamey Keaten reports: At a time when seemingly everyone in Europe is wearing masks to battle COVID-19, the Swiss go to the polls Sunday to vote on a long-laid proposal to ban face-coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women in the country and the ski masks and bandannas used by…
Category: Laws
SMARTWATCH Act and AHRQ’s Inquiry
Libbie Canter, Anna D. Kraus, and Shane Rogers of Covington and Burling write: Two recent actions by lawmakers are intended to address certain uses of technology in health. First, two Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill related to the collection and use of identifiable health data from wearable health trackers. Second, following an appeal from…
Virginia Becomes the Second State with a Comprehensive Privacy Law
Kyle Dull, Kyle R. Fath, and Patrick Waldrop of BakerHostetler write: Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making Virginia the second state with a comprehensive privacy law. The CDPA is inspired by both the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and General Data Protection Regulation and takes effect Jan. 1, 2023…
Phone Data Must Be Limited to Major Crime Probes, Top EU Court Says
Molly Quell reports: Personal cellphone data can be used only in the investigation of serious crimes, the EU’s high court found on Tuesday. In its decision, the European Court of Justice noted that, unless it’s for a serious crime or in the interest of public safety, countries are prohibited from obtaining location data under the European…