Emmanuel Kwasi Gadasu writes: As both a Christian and a Data Protection Officer with understanding of Ghana’s Protection Act and frameworks like the GDPR and CCPA, I firmly believe that the principle of privacy is not only ethical and legal—it is spiritual. From the Garden of Eden to the Proverbs of Solomon, the Bible speaks to…
Microsoft’s Departing Privacy Chief Calls for Regulator Outreach
Tonya Riley reports: Julie Brill, as Microsoft Corp.‘s outgoing chief privacy officer and a longtime federal regulator, has seen privacy compliance from the perspective of both regulator and regulated. Chief privacy officers, she says, are needed more than ever to educate those on both sides in a climate of regulatory uncertainty and fast-evolving technology. “Recognize that…
Nestle USA Settles Suit Over Job-Application Medical Questions
Christopher Brown reports: Nestlé USA Inc. has reached a deal to end a lawsuit alleging it required job applicants to provide information concerning their family medical histories in violation of the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act. The parties have come to terms but need more time to finalize the agreement, according to a docket entry made Monday…
NY Attorney General James Affirms Hospitals Must Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led 21 other attorneys general in a letter reminding hospitals of their obligation to provide emergency abortion care under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). In a letter sent to the American Hospital Association on the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v….