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FTC Finalizes Health Breach Notification Rule Modifications, Improving Health Privacy Safeguards for Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission recently finalized changes to modernize the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), expanding its scope and improving its efficacy to address health privacy and data security risks that fall outside of HIPAA.
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HHS Issues Final Rule in an Important Effort to Safeguard Reproductive Privacy
The Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule this week strengthening privacy protections for reproductive health information. The rule extends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule by prohibiting regulated entities from using or disclosing personal health information for the “mere act of seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating reproductive health care.” This is an important reproductive privacy safeguard for millions of Americans, particularly in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision invalidating the constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
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The Register: Lawsuit accuses Grindr of illegally sharing users’ HIV status
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UPenn LDI: Why Health Privacy Online Is a Myth
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Alive and Kicking: Washington State’s My Health My Data Act Goes into Effect Today
Today Washington State’s landmark My Health My Data Act (MHMD) goes into effect, marking a new chapter in state regulation of health data. In an age where more and more of our health-related data is being managed through apps, devices, and online services, MHMD imposes strict privacy obligations on companies and creates a private right of action to bolster enforcement.
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Forbes: An AI App Claiming To Detect STIs From Photos Of Genitals Is A Privacy ‘Disaster’
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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EPIC, National Consumer Law Center Urge Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to Limit Harmful Tracking and Disclosure of Private Health Information
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Vita v. New England Baptist
The issue is whether patients reasonably expect that when seeking information from the website about specific symptoms, conditions, and medical procedures that their inquiries about such medical issues would be automatically shared with tech companies and advertisers.
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Communications Privacy
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Privacy Laws
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Amicus Brief
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EPIC Applauds Proposed FTC Order With Blackbaud, Urges Stronger Protections for Donor Privacy
EPIC submitted comments in response to the FTC’s proposed order with Blackbaud, a donor management software company used by nonprofits, which failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures and failed to appropriately notify impacted consumers when a months-long breach occurred.
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AL.com: Alabama lawmakers look to protect DNA sent to genealogy sites
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