Linking his announcement to National Privacy Day, January 28, 2013, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler informed the public that his office has formed an Internet Privacy Unit. (See similar step taken by Connecticut AG)
The stated purpose of the Unit is to protect the privacy of online users. The Unit will be charged…
As we continue to examine the final HIPAA privacy and security regulations, as amended by the HITECH Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, we pulled together a summary of some of the key points. We fully expect additional sub-regulatory guidance to be provided by OCR, such as frequently asked questions and sample business …
Top 13 data privacy and security issues for 2013…
Continue Reading Top 13 for 2013 – Happy Privacy Day
In 2012, California took significant steps to increase privacy protections for users of mobile applications (apps) which involved working with companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft. In July 2012, the Attorney General created the Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit, with the mission of protecting the inalienable right to privacy conferred by the…
The $50,000 in penalties that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed on a health care provider in Idaho was due in part to allegations that the HIPAA covered entity had not conducted a risk assessment as required under the HIPAA privacy and security regulations. Of course, HIPAA is not the only law that requires a risk…
Michigan becomes fourth state to enact law banning employers from requiring access to employees’/applicants’ social media accounts…
Continue Reading Bans on Employers Requesting Social Media Passwords Continue as New Year Approaches
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law (AB 2674) new requirements specifying when and how employers must respond to their employees’ requests for inspection and copying of their personnel files. The new requirements become effective January 1, 2013.
And then there were three… Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown made his state the third in the union, following Maryland and Illinois, to limit access to employees and students’ social media accounts…
Continue Reading California Becomes Third State to Limit Access to Employees and Students’ Social Media Accounts
Connecticut AG prepares for amendments to Connecticut’s data breach law going into effect on Oct. 1, 2012.
Continue Reading Connecticut AG Makes Email Address Available to Companies to Report Data Breaches
California moves one step closer to becoming third state to significantly limit when employers could ask employees and job applicants for social media passwords and account information…
Continue Reading California Bill to Prohibit Employers from Requiring Social Media Passwords (AB 1844) Heads to Governor Brown
