Tag: data privacy

  • Colorado AG’s Office Finalizes Colorado Privacy Act Rules

    Last month the Colorado Attorney General’s Office finalized the Colorado Privacy Act Rules after a months-long, iterative rulemaking process.

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Privacy Laws

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC Encourages NTIA to Maintain Focus on Commercial Data Harms

    EPIC submitted comments yesterday in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s Request for Comment on Privacy, Equity and Civil Rights, encouraging NTIA to maintain its focus on harmful commercial data practices that disproportionately impact marginalized and historically excluded communities. EPIC urged NTIA to back robust oversight mechanisms and data minimization standards rather than an outdated self-regulatory model that fails to prevent consumer harms. Specifically, EPIC recommended algorithmic transparency requirements and mandatory risk and impact assessments because the “onus to avoid harms cannot rest on consumers.”

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Updates

  • FTC Fines Online Therapy Company BetterHelp $7.8 Million for Sharing Health Data

    Today the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, fining the online counseling company $7.8 million and banning it from sharing consumer health data for advertising purposes.

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Health Privacy

    • Updates