From EPIC.org: EPIC submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security in response to a system of records notice and proposed exemptions from Privacy Act requirements for a new counterintelligence records system. DHS’s proposed records system would permit nearly limitless collection of sensitive personal information and unchecked disclosure of that information to state, local and international agencies, and to private companies….
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DHS’s Facial/Iris Recognition Can ID Airline Passengers Wearing Masks
Joe Cadillic writes: It is official, unless airline passengers are willing to wear motorcycle helmets or Daft Punk style masks, the Feds can use facial and Iris recognition to identify nearly everyone. According to an S & T press release, a pilot program run by DHS proves they can use facial/Iris recognition to identify airline passengers. “The…
EEOC Issues New Proposed Wellness Regulations
Gary Blachman, Audra J. Ferguson-Allen, Robert L. Gauss, Kathleen Sheil Scheidt, Tara Schulstad Sciscoe, Christopher S. Sears, Shalina Ann Schaefer, Austin Anderson, and Melissa Proffitt Reese of Ice Miller LLP write: On January 7, 2021, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) released new Proposed Rules on wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The Proposed Rules address…
OCR Releases Report Summarizing HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Failures
Joseph J. Lazzarotti and Maya Atrakchi of JacksonLewis write: In the final days of 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a HIPAA Audits Industry Report (“the Report”), that could be quite helpful to covered entities and business associates for tackling HIPAA compliance as we enter the new…