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OCR Releases Report Summarizing HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance FailuresIn the final days of 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a HIPAA Audits Industry Report (“the Report”), that could be quite helpful to covered entities and business associates for tackling HIPAA compliance as we enter the new year. The Report examines OCR’s findings from... Continue Reading…January 7, 2021 |
OCR Releases Report Summarizing HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance FailuresIn the final days of 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a HIPAA Audits Industry Report (“the Report”), that could be quite helpful to covered entities and business associates for tackling HIPAA compliance as we enter the new year. The Report examines OCR’s findings from... Continue Reading…January 7, 2021 |
OCR Releases Report Summarizing HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance FailuresIn the final days of 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a HIPAA Audits Industry Report (“the Report”), that could be quite helpful to covered entities and business associates for tackling HIPAA compliance as we enter the new year. The Report examines OCR’s findings from...… Continue ReadingJanuary 7, 2021 |
California DOJ Issues Fourth Set of Modifications to the CCPA RegulationsOn December 10, 2020, the California Department of Justice (“Department”) announced a fourth set of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) regulations. The deadline to submit comments to the modifications is Monday, December 28, 2020. As a quick recap of past developments related to the CCPA regulations, the Department first published proposed regulations...… Continue ReadingDecember 11, 2020 |
As Voice Recognition Technology Market Surges, Organizations Face Privacy and Cybersecurity ConcernsA new report released by Global Market Insights, Inc. last month estimates that the global market valuation for voice recognition technology will reach approximately $7 billion by 2026, in main part due to the surge of AI and machine learning across a wide array of devices including smartphones, healthcare apps, banking apps and connected cars,...… Continue ReadingDecember 10, 2020 |
TCPA Is Unenforceable Since 2015 – Federal Courts in Louisiana and Ohio RuleIn late September, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued a first of its kind ruling regarding the Telephone Consumer Privacy Act (“TCPA”). The court held that TCPA provision, 47 U.S.C. § 227(b)(1)(A)(iii) – which prohibits calls (and messages) made using an Automatic Telephone Dialing Systems (“ATDS”)to any cellular telephone number...… Continue ReadingNovember 20, 2020 |
California Passes Prop 24: Here Comes CCPA 2.0It goes without saying that November 3rd 2020 was an important day for the future of the nation, but it was also a significant day for the future of California privacy law. On Tuesday, a strong majority of California voters supported Proposition 24, a ballot measure which aims to expand and enhance the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The... Continue ReadingNovember 5, 2020 |
California Passes Prop 24: Here Comes CCPA 2.0It goes without saying that November 3rd 2020 was an important day for the future of the nation, but it was also a significant day for the future of California privacy law. On Tuesday, a strong majority of California voters supported Proposition 24, a ballot measure which aims to expand and enhance the California Consumer...… Continue ReadingNovember 5, 2020 |
COVID-19 screening programs can spur biometric privacy class actionsAs organizations aim to return to some type of normalcy, and help ensure a healthy and safe workplace, many have implemented COVID-19 screening programs that check for symptoms, and an employee’s recent travel and potential contact with the virus. Moreover, many states and localities across the nation are mandating or recommending the implementation of COVID-19...… Continue ReadingOctober 15, 2020 |
COVID-19 Screening Program Can Lead to Litigation Concerning Biometric Information, BIPAAs organizations aim to return to some type of normalcy, and help ensure a healthy and safe workplace, many have implemented COVID-19 screening programs that check for symptoms, and an employee’s recent travel and potential contact with the virus. Moreover, many states and localities across the nation are mandating or recommending the implementation of COVID-19...… Continue ReadingOctober 15, 2020 |