Topic
Tracking Technologies
101 published works
Eye On Privacy
NY AG Releases Website Privacy Guides for Businesses and Consumers
By Liisa Thomas, Kathryn Smith
New York Attorney General Letitia James recently released guidance for businesses and consumers about website tracking technologies. The consumer guide provided examples of common cookies, tracking technologies, and how consumers…
Privacy World
Businesses Beware: New York Eyeing Privacy Regulation and Enforcement Even Absent Omnibus State Privacy Law
By Alan Friel, Gicel Tomimbang
Regulators in states without omnibus state privacy laws, like New York, are staking their claim over privacy regulation and enforcement. After months of investigating the deployment of tracking technologies and…
Byte Back
New York Attorney General Publishes Website Privacy Controls Guidance
By David Stauss [Former Attorney]
Keypoint: Although New York lacks a consumer data privacy law, the New York Attorney General's office has taken the position that New York's consumer protection laws require entities to implement…
Consumer products law blog
Website and privacy litigation: Its current state of play
By Jeff Margulies (US), Eva Yang (US)
These past two years have seen an influx of litigation involving commonly used tracking technologies and web analytics on websites that give rise to potential liability under various laws. Creative…
The Data Advisor
Texas District Court Vacates OCR’s HIPAA Bulletin on Online Tracking Technologies, But Issues Mixed Decision
By Tracy Shapiro, Edward Holman, Hale Melnick, Yeji Kim
On June 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to vacate its guidance that…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Texas Federal Court Strikes Down HHS HIPAA Tracking Technology Guidance
A United States District Court (Texas) late last week struck down certain HIPAA guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), opening the door to greater use…
Pennsylvania Family Law
“Your door is ajar….and are You Chill with that Airtag in Your Trunk?”
The local news today informs us that one of our neighbors in and around Philadelphia was arrested after he may have followed up on an internet date by putting a…
Healthcare Law Blog
Healthcare Highlights from FTC’s 2024 PrivacyCon
By Carolyn Metnick, Carolyn Young
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted its annual PrivacyCon event, featuring an array of experts discussing the latest in privacy and data security research. This post, covering healthcare…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
HHS Updates Guidance on Use of Tracking Technologies with Websites and Mobile Apps
On March 18, the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Bulletin updating its guidance to HIPAA-covered entities and business associates on…
Health Law Diagnosis
OCR Updates Online Tracking Technologies HIPAA Guidance
On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) updated its guidance on the “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered…