Tonya Riley reports: Allstate Corp. faces a proposed class action for allegedly violating California and federal wiretapping and privacy laws with its data-collection practices. Allstate illicitly conspired to collect and sell the driver behavior data of more than 45 million Americans without their knowledge, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern…
New York’s Proposed Health Information Privacy Act Takes Aim at Digital Health Companies
Jennifer J. Hennessy and Aaron T. Maguregui of Foley & Lardner write: The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), if enacted, could create a chilling effect on patient access and engagement to readily available digital health care services relied upon by New Yorkers. Digital health companies will likely struggle to maintain patient engagement and care coordination…
NH bill would require abortion data be reported to state
Charlotte Matherly reports: New Hampshire is an outlier in the region when it comes to collecting abortion statistics. A bill by Sen. Kevin Avard seeks to change that. Senate Bill 36 would make New Hampshire the 47th state to require medical providers and facilities to report information about abortions they perform to the state Department of…
Trump Seeks to Paralyze Independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Watchdog
Charlie Savage reports: The Trump White House is moving to paralyze a bipartisan and independent watchdog agency that investigates national security activities that can intrude upon individual rights. The move comes as the new administration is vowing to put its own stamp on federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. It also comes ahead of a…