There are so many webinars each week that I generally don’t sign up for them or post links to them, but this one really caught my eye because there have been so many recent changes at the state level. The New Breed of State Health Privacy Laws Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2 PM ET…
Category: Laws
Bill That Would Force Internet Companies to Spy on Their Users for the DEA Headed to Senate Floor
Lucas Ropek reported: Internet drug sales have skyrocketed in recent years, allowing powerful narcotics to be peddled to American teenagers and adolescents. It’s a trend that’s led to an epidemic of overdoses and left countless young people dead. Now, a bill scheduled for a congressional vote seeks to tackle the problem, but it comes with a major catch. Critics…
The Brazilian Data Protection Authority has published its first sanction under the General Data Protection Law
Isabel da Costa Carvalho, Lizandra Baptista, and Julio Alves of Hogan Lovells write: On July 6, 2023, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published an order imposing the first fine for breaches of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). The fine, totaling BRL 14,400 (around USD 3,000), was issued to a small-sized telemarketing…
Recent Decision Dismissing VPPA Class Action Claim Shows Limits of VPPA’s Reach
Eric Bosset and Lindsey Tonsager of Covington and Burling write: In the past year, plaintiffs have filed a wave of lawsuits asserting claims under the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) in connection with the alleged use of third-party pixels on websites that offer video content. A recent decision establishes the limits of the VPPA’s reach…