Samantha Vicent reports: A law that takes effect later this month has a provision allowing the Oklahoma State Department of Health to give law enforcement access to information displayed on medical marijuana patient licenses. But amid concerns about privacy and possible legal conflicts, a leading state lawmaker said he asked for a delay on implementation…
Category: Laws
ICO Launches Public Consultation on New Data Sharing Code of Practice
Dan Cooper, Sam Jungyun Choi and Nicholas Shepherd of Covington & Burling write: On July 16, 2019, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) released a new draft Data sharing code of practice (“draft Code”), which provides practical guidance for organizations on how to share personal data in a manner that complies with data protection laws. …
The House has OK’d a unique patient identifier. Here’s what should happen next
Shaun Grannis, John D. Halamka, and Ben Moscovitch have an opinion piece on STAT that begins: It isn’t every day that the House of Representatives takes bipartisan action to reverse a policy that’s been in place for two decades. But that’s what happened last month, when Democrats and Republicans alike voted for a measure designed…
French Regulator Says “Oui” to GDPR Fines for Under-Protected and Over-Retained Data
Alyssa Shauer of SheppardMullin writes: CNIL, the French data privacy regulator, issued a 400,000 euro ($448,358) fine against a company for GDPR violations stemming from sensitive information collected on its website. Investigating a complaint, CNIL discovered that the online real estate company Sergic allowed customer information to be freely accessed online and kept that information…