Attorney David Holtzman writes: The HHS Office for Civil Rights, the agency with primary responsibility for regulation of the HIPAA standards, is slated to address a controversial proposal developed under the Trump administration that would make extensive changes to the Privacy Rule, a congressional mandate to expand its mission into the confidentiality of substance use disorder treatment records, and the department’s…
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Review of U.S. State Law Developments in 2021
Madeline Salinas and Libbie Canter of Covington and Burling write: As we look ahead at 2022, we here provide a quick wrap-up of key developments for U.S. state privacy laws in the past year: California Privacy Protection Agency is appointed and commences rulemaking. In June, the new California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held its inaugural public meeting,…
Mitek accused of biometric data privacy violations as BIPA settlements look good for lawyers
Chris Burt reports: A potential class action lawsuit has been filed against Mitek alleging the company failed to meet the informed consent requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) when authenticating users of the HyreCar app with selfie biometrics. Named plaintiff Joshua Johnson claims to have uploaded a photo of his driver’s license and a selfie…
Proposed bill would allow video & audio recording in Florida classrooms
Evan Donovan reports: A new bill filed in the Florida Legislature would allow video and audio recordings in school classrooms, forcing teachers to wear microphones and allowing parents to review video of any ‘incidents.’ HB 1055 is sponsored by Fla. Rep. Bob Rommel (R-Naples). It would allow school districts to install video cameras in classrooms for…