Vermont’s take on Daniel’s Law of New Jersey passed the state House with a private right of action (PRA) intact Friday, despite reservations by some members about that enforcement provision allowing individuals to sue.
With emerging technologies and issues in the health care space, the role of privacy officers must also evolve and adapt to stay relevant in a changing landscape, said a panel of privacy leaders during the National HIPAA Summit Thursday.
Privacy bills passed their originating chambers in multiple states this week -- and there could be more votes soon. On Thursday, the Vermont Senate voted unanimously by voice to approve a comprehensive privacy bill (S-71), sending it to the House.
FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya on Thursday sued President Donald Trump over their “illegal” firings and argued for full reinstatement.
Preparation and understanding issues are key when responding to data breaches in the healthcare sector, said state privacy officials during a panel on federal and state enforcement of privacy and security violations at the National HIPAA Summit Wednesday.
While states are increasingly coordinating their privacy bills, Maine Rep. Amy Kuhn (D) is unwilling to "prioritize interoperability to the point where we’re agreeing on the lowest common denominator,” the House chair of the state legislature’s Judiciary Committee told Privacy Daily this week. Instead, Kuhn wants to focus on what’s good for consumers, small businesses, and “not so much Big Tech.”
Expect House floor consideration for the Kids Online Safety Act and the Take It Down Act, House Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said Wednesday.
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States must step in to protect healthcare privacy when the federal administration is likely to try and undermine the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, said privacy lawyers in a keynote fireside chat on the politics of healthcare privacy at the National HIPAA Summit Tuesday.
Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) took the middle ground in a private right of action (PRA) debate between Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark (D) and Mariner Strategies President Andrew Kingman at a Federal Communications Bar Association New England event Tuesday. The panelists agreed that a national comprehensive privacy law is unlikely soon.