Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: On June 16, 2023, Nevada’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 370, which enacts certain protections for consumer health data. The law is similar to Washington’s My Health, My Data Act, which was passed in April. The Future of Privacy Forum prepared a useful chart comparing the Washington and Nevada laws. Nevada’s law becomes operative…
Oregon Legislature Passes Consumer Privacy Act
Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, Jayne Ponder, Jorge Ortiz, and Alexandra Scott of Covington & Burling write: On June 22, 2023, the Oregon state legislature passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, S.B. 619 (the “Act”). This bill resembles the comprehensive privacy statutes in Colorado, Montana, and Connecticut, though there are some notable distinctions. If passed, Oregon will be…
Increase in In-House Oversight of Privacy
Jason C. Gavejian and Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: The Association of Corporate Counsel and Major, Lindsey & Africa recently released their 2023 Law Department Management Benchmarking Report (Report) which tracks key trends in law department financial and operational data. Unsurprising, as there has been an increase in privacy regulation across the country with several states…
Senators ask Amazon some very important questions about data collection and use by Amazon Clinic
You can read the senators’ June 16 letter, below. They ask Amazon to respond by June 30. If you or anyone you care about has thought about signing up for Amazon Clinic, do read the senators’ questions, below, and then check back for a follow-up on this inquiry and issues. Thanks to Joe Cadillic for…