On December 27, 2024, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve data protection measures in the healthcare sector.
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On December 27, 2024, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve data protection measures in the healthcare sector.
Learn more about the…
Ofcom has published its guidance for implementing age assurance measures for regulated service providers. User-to-user (U2U) services and search services take note: a decision not to implement highly effective age assurance measures means that your service may be deemed by…
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced significant amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule after a comprehensive review that began in 2019. This marks the first major update since 2013 and represents a…
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) entered into a settlement agreement relating to alleged HIPAA regulation violations with Solara Medical Supplies LLC, a direct-to-consumer distributer of continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, and other…
On 24 December 2024, Malaysia’s Minister of Digital stipulated the dates on which the provisions of the Malaysian Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (Amendment Act) will come into force. The Amendment Act will take effect in three…
On December 5, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released CSA Staff Notice and Consultation 11-348 – Applicability of Canadian Securities Laws and the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Capital Markets (the Notice). The Notice was…
The final days of 2024 were very eventful in the world of AI and data protection: the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its Article 64 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) opinion on training AI models using…
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has issued guidance to private sector organisations who are considering using facial recognition technology (FRT) for identification purposes in commercial or retail settings. The guidance follows a determination of the Privacy Commissioner…
On 29 November 2024, the first tranche of sweeping Australian privacy reforms under the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) (Bill) passed both Houses of Parliament. We previously considered the Bill when it was tabled on 12 September…