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FTC and HHS Alert Parties in the Health Arena that Tracking Technologies Pose Privacy and Security Risks

Last week, the FTC and HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospitals and telehealth providers concerning the privacy and security risks related to the use of online tracking technologies integrated into

State Privacy Law Chart

To assist privacy practitioners keep track of new state laws, below is a chart containing links to the major enacted state privacy laws and their respective regulations.  Bookmark this page, and we will update this chart periodically as new laws are enacted.
* Effective date of most provisions

Regulators across the world are reacting to Generative AI programs. On March 31, 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“IDPA”) temporarily banned ChatGPT from use in Italy and launched a probe into the AI program, citing numerous privacy justifications, including the allegations that: (i) individuals are not always informed that their data is collected and

Debriefing the 2023 U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy – Part I: Impacts on Federal Funding and Investments

The National Cybersecurity Strategy defines five pillars, involving critical infrastructure, threat actors, market forces, future investments and foreign partnerships. This blog post focuses on the collective federal policy initiatives and directives detailed amongst these pillars which will impact U.S.

With Recent Enforcement Action, DOJ and FTC Join the FCC in Targeting the Use of Ringless Voicemails

On February 17, 2023, the FTC brought its first civil enforcement action under the Telemarketing Sales Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 310 (“TSR”), in nearly one year.  In U.S. v. Stratics Networks Inc., et al., which was filed

Navigating the Biometrics Minefield: Illinois Supreme Court Rules That a BIPA Claim Accrues With Each Scan or Transmission

In an eye-opening 4-3 decision issued on Friday, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a separate Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) claim accrues “with every scan or transmission of biometric identifiers or biometric information without prior informed

Illinois Supreme Court Applies Uniform Five-Year Statute of Limitations to BIPA Claims

The Illinois Supreme Court has issued its highly anticipated ruling in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801, which expands the statute of limitations period for certain claims under the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) from one year to five