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South Korea Consults on Draft Decree to Personal Information Protection Act | Privacy World
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Today the Seventh Circuit issued a ruling which affirmed the dismissal of claims filed under Illinois’s Genetic Information Privacy Act. Bridges, et al. v. Blackstone, Inc., No. 22-2486 (7th Circ. 2023). Because this decision limits in most instances the circumstances under which claims could be brought under the statute in the context of a
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Today, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the My Health My Data Act (SB 1155) (the “Act” or “MHMD”), a first-of-its-kind consumer health data law. Passage of the Act was, in part, a direct response by Washington state lawmakers to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org. overturning Roe v. Wade. Recognizing that the nation’s federal health law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), has blind spots in protecting health-related information collected outside of contexts involving HIPAA covered entities (e.g., healthcare institutions), the legislature in passing MHMD sought to “close the gap” in privacy protections for health data that falls outside the scope HIPAA, including information related to reproductive health and gender-affirming care.
Continue Reading Governor Inslee Signs Washington My Health My Data Act Into Law: First-of-Its-Kind Consumer Health Data Law, Explained
Key takeaway: Last week, Arkansas became the latest state to pass legislation requiring social media companies to obtain parental consent before allowing minor users to create accounts on their platforms. The new law, titled Social Media Safety Act (“SMSA”) – is effective on September 1, 2023.
Similar to Utah’s Social Media Regulation Act (“Utah SMRA”,
As U.S. privacy pros know, the past few years have seen many state privacy bills proposed but, as of January 1st, only five states had comprehensive privacy laws in effect. So far in 2023, Iowa approved its “Act relating to consumer data protection” (which we reported on here) and late last week, the Indiana Legislature passed the Indiana Consumer Data Privacy Act which is pending the governor’s signature (discussed here).
Continue Reading Montana, Tennessee or ____________?: Which State Will Pass the Next Privacy Law?
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On April 17, 2023, Vietnam issued its long-awaited, first-ever comprehensive data privacy law, Decree No. 13/2023/ND on the Protection of Personal Data (Decree). The Decree will take effect on July 1, 2023, without any transition period. All Vietnamese and foreign businesses located in Vietnam or carrying out data processing activities in Vietnam must comply with the Decree.
The issuance of the Decree follows an extensive and protracted series of public consultations and numerous rounds of review of its proposed text since the release of a first draft in February 2021. The final text of the issued Decree is currently only available in the Vietnamese language.[1]
Continue Reading Vietnam Issues Much-awaited Landmark Data Protection Law
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Data Retention and Minimization, The Elephant in the Room | Privacy World