In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Consumer Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.
FTC Emphasizes Commitment to Protection of Highly Sensitive Data
Federal and State Actions to Protect Robocall Invasion of Consumer
FTC Emphasizes Commitment to Protection of Highly Sensitive Data
Yesterday the Acting Associate Director of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Division of Privacy & Identity Protection posted a blog underscoring the agency’s “unprecedented” concerns to individuals’ personal privacy with connected devices. This announcement comes in the wake of an Executive Order from President Biden intended to address, among other issues, the potential threat to
Team CPW on the Speaking Circuit in December
To stay up to date on the newest developments in data privacy, security and innovation, be sure to register for Team CPW’s speaking engagements in December. Details for the events next month are available below.
December 2: Association of Corporate Counsel Just In Time CLE December 2
Kyle Fath and Kristin Bryan will be speaking
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Delays Timeframes for Information Blocking and Changes To Health IT Certification Program
In a significant development impacting all developers of certified Health IT and health care providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) announced an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (“IFC”) delaying compliance dates and timeframes for information blocking and the health IT certification
Use of Digital Health Passports in the Live Entertainment Industry
If you are interested in learning more about the data privacy issues associated with digital health passports in the live entertainment sector, please read, Francesca Fellowes’ post, Are Digital Health Passports the Key to Unlocking UK Stadiums? The data privacy perspective, published in our sister blog, Sports Shorts.
Update – ICO Issues Guidance on Data Protection and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Further to our earlier blog on the data protection aspects of responding to COVID-19, we note that the ICO have now issued guidance on the matter, answering some of the key questions for organisations, businesses and employers.
This is helpful guidance, issued under a statement aimed at public bodies and health practitioners, (so could easily
Cybersecurity Takes Focus in Healthcare
Cybersecurity awareness recently took center stage in the healthcare industry when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued comprehensive risk-prioritized cybersecurity best practices to combat top threats. HHS mapped this guidance to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, cross-referencing 88 individual sub-practices for healthcare organizations of all sizes.
The
Recent Guidance by ONC and SAMHSA Sheds Light on Compliance Requirements for 42 CFR Part 2
Recently, Jennifer Tharp contributed an article to our Triage Health Law blog. The article looks at the two new fact sheets released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that provide guidance on the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (42 CFR Part 2). The first fact sheet helps providers understand