Ed Hasbrouck writes: As it’s been doing for years, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is still lying about the state of compliance by states with the Federal REAL-ID Act of 2005. The DHS claims that “All U.S. States [Are] Now Compliant” with the REAL-ID Act. But as we’ve noted many times before, the REAL-ID Act explicitly and unambiguously requires that…
Category: Laws
COVID-19 and HIPAA: HHS’s Troubled Approach to Waiving Privacy and Security Rules for the Pandemic
A snippet from the Executive Summary of a new report written by Robert Gellman and Pam Dixon: This report offers an analysis of existing laws and practices regarding both types of HIPAA COVID-19 waivers. The report recommends that, when the current emergency subsides, the Secretary of HHS review in a systematic way the privacy, security,…
The idea of consent works its way back into Australia’s data-sharing Bill
Asha Barbarschow reports: The federal government is hoping to “modernise” and “streamline” its use of the data it holds as well as set guidelines on how it shares that data between agencies and with the private and research sectors. An exposure draft of the Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020 was published this week, with Minister for…
Portland, Oregon First to Ban Private-Sector Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On September 9, 2020, Portland, Oregon became the first jurisdiction in the country to ban the private-sector use of facial recognition technology in public places within the city, including stores, restaurants and hotels. The city Ordinance was unanimously passed by the Portland City Council and will take effect on January 1, 2021….