Though many states have fallen short in filling gaps in federal privacy protections for health and genetic information, a few are trying, said Orrick lawyers in a Friday blog post. The lawyers said that public interest in genetic data is on the rise, though the recent 23andMe bankruptcy proceedings exposed concerns about what information is protected and what is not (see 2506100051 and 2506180018).
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It’s important for organizations to “actively stay up to date” on DOJ’s sensitive data rule even though enforcement began on July 9, blogged Constangy Brooks lawyers on Thursday.
States should amend comprehensive privacy laws to remove loopholes for consumer reporting agencies (CRAs), the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said in a white paper released Tuesday.
Companies are considering relocating business operations from China and cutting off certain data flows in a conservative approach to complying with DOJ’s data transfer rule, privacy attorneys told us in interviews.
A federal court should continue blocking FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from returning to the commission because the “balance of harms” favors the Trump administration, DOJ argued Wednesday in a reply brief.
A federal appeals court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay, blocking terminated FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from returning to work (see 2507180039).
Organizations should be aware of how broadly DOJ defines “personal health data” in its data transfer rule, attorneys at Bodman said in a Thursday post.
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Recent enforcement against Honda and Healthline in California and FTC action against data brokers show that companies must understand data flow and consent, an executive with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said in an interview Monday.