Daniel Wiessner reports: A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden that strengthened privacy protections for women seeking abortions and patients who receive gender transition treatments. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, said the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services exceeded its…
DOJ’s Data Security Program: Key Compliance Considerations for Impacted Entities
Eleanor M. Ross, Cassidy Kim, Olivia Bellini of Greenberg Traurig, LLP write: On April 11, 2025, the DOJ’s National Security Division (NSD) issued a Compliance Guide, Implementation and Enforcement Policy, and FAQs for its Data Security Program (DSP), finalized pursuant to Executive Order 14117 and the 28 C.F.R. Part 202. The DSP is primarily designed to prevent certain cross-border data flows…
23andMe fined £2.31 million for failing to protect UK users’ genetic data
From the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), June 17, 2025: We have fined genetic testing company 23andMe £2.31 million for failing to implement appropriate security measures to protect the personal information of UK users, following a large-scale cyber attack in 2023. The penalty follows a joint investigation conducted by the ICO and the Office of…
DOJ Seeks More Time on Tower Dumps
Seamus Hughes reports: After previously receiving a ninety day reprieve, today the Justice Department is asking for another month to decide if they will appeal a Mississippi federal judge’s sweeping ruling that determined so-called “tower dumps” are unconstitutional. Tower Dumps are a frequently-used law enforcement technique of pulling large swaths of data from cellular towers,…