From the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta: Recommendations focus on need to update legislation to protect privacy in the midst of vast and fast-moving changes in the handling of information around the world The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has made a series of key recommendations…
American Privacy Rights Act Advances with Significant Revisions
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 23, 2024, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Data, Innovation, and Commerce approved a revised draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), which was released just 36 hours before the markup session. With the subcommittee’s approval, the APRA will now advance to full committee consideration. The…
Navigating HIPAA and state privacy laws for drug and device manufacturers
Gardner Law Firm writes: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 as amended and implemented through regulations at 45 C.F.R. §§ 160 and 164 (“HIPAA”) regulates the privacy and security of health information. For drug and device manufacturers, navigating HIPAA alongside state privacy laws presents unique challenges. This alert summarizes key takeaways from Paul…
Meta Hit With Complaint in Norway for Training AI on User Data
Stephen Treloar reports: Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a Norwegian complaint over its plans to use the images and posts of users on Facebook and Instagram to train artificial intelligence models. The process to opt-out breaches strict EU data protection rules and “has been made deliberately cumbersome by using deceptive design patterns and vague wording,”…