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Russia Introduces New Requirements for Processing of Publicly Disclosed Personal Data

Debevoise Data Blog

On 1 March 2021, Federal Law No. 519-FZ on Amendments to the Federal Law on Personal Data dated 30 December 2020 (the “Law”) came into force. This is additional to general data processing consent, which is still required under pre-existing data protection law. Special Consent.

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

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HIPAA : The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires healthcare providers and “ business associates ” to protect protected health information (PHI) from inadvertent disclosure. Check out our blog post on understanding HIPAA compliance for more information.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

For purposes of these blog posts, we focus mainly on the former use case—matching a face to a specific person for identification purposes—rather than other use cases such as emotional evaluation and lie detection. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here.

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What the ADPPA Means for U.S. Data Regulation

Debevoise Data Blog

state privacy law, including updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), the Colorado Protect Personal Data Privacy Act (“ColoPA”), the Connecticut Privacy Act (“CTPA”), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”), and the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”).

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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Why Do Companies Get to Profit Off My Period Cramps?

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

12] However, these apps may provide a false sense of autonomy, as there is currently not a single comprehensive federal law that gives Americans control over their own data. [13] 14] This approach leaves massive gaps in the protection of health data. [15] 26] It is time that the U.S. 28] One thing the U.S.

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Building a Digital Future: Is America Ready for a Federal Digital Bill of Rights?

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

Additionally, states and the federal government are already taking incremental steps toward protection in the digital age without a federal digital bill of rights. FedSoc Blog (Apr. 15] See Susan Arbetter, Pros and cons to federal digital antitrust legislation , Spectrum News 1 (July 27, 2022), [link]. [16]