Topic
Privacy Rules
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Inside Privacy
FTC Announces Plans to Begin Privacy Rulemaking In June
By Libbie Canter, Andrew Smith
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it anticipates proposing a privacy rulemaking this month, with comments closing in August. This announcement follows the agency’s statement in December that…
Eye On Privacy
Formation of CBPR Forum Signals Continued Movement
By Liisa Thomas
As we have written in the past, APEC’s Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) program is intended to help companies more easily transfer personal data across borders. Participating companies complete self-assessments and…
Ad Law Access
CPRA Update: California Privacy Rulemaking Process Begins
By Laura Riposo VanDruff, Alexander I. Schneider, Alysa Z. Hutnik, Aaron J. Burstein
On September 22, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued an invitation for public comments as part of its first “preliminary” rulemaking activities. Established by the California Privacy Rights Act…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
OCR’s HIPAA Resolution Agreements: the Year Thus Far
By Edward I. Leeds, Paige A. Haughton
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has continued its enforcement of the privacy and security rules included in the Health…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Gretchen Ramos Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article, ‘Fresh Wave of California Privacy Rules Means Business Prep Now’
Gretchen Ramos, Global Co-Chair of GT’s Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, is quoted in a Feb. 26 Bloomberg Law article titled “Fresh Wave of California Privacy Rules Means Business Prep Now.”…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
APEC Endorses the First U.S. Non-Profit Accountability Agent
On January 26, 2021, BBB National Programs announced that it has been endorsed as an Accountability Agent for the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules and Privacy Recognition for Processors systems. This…
Beneficially Yours
Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rules on the Horizon
By Diane Dygert
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed changes to the required Privacy Notice under the HIPAA privacy regulations. If finalized, these would be the first…
Technology Law Dispatch
Singapore’s data transfer rules amended to recognise APEC CBPR and PRP certifications
By Charmian Aw, Carolyn Chia, Resource Law LLC
On 4 June 2020, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Regulations 2014 (Regulations) were amended to specify that recipients of personal data located outside Singapore which are certified under the Asia‑Pacific Economic…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Philippines Joins the APEC CBPR System
On March 9, 2020, the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system Joint Oversight Panel approved the Philippines’ application to join the APEC CBPR system.
Health Care Reform Dashboard
HHS Issues Temporary and Limited HIPAA Waiver for Hospitals
By Jean C. Hemphill, Edward I. Leeds
The Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued an update to its February bulletin, which outlined how the HIPAA privacy rules apply in a state of…