A Post-Roe Future Presents Heightened Data Privacy Risks with FemTech

To call the forthcoming Supreme Court of the United States decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization “much anticipated” would be a gross understatement. On May 2, 2022 the draft opinion penned by Justice Alito that appeared in Politico shocked the nation. If such an opinion is ultimately issued by the Roberts Court, it
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Current Status of Biometrics Data Protections Within and Beyond Pennsylvania

The Cyberlaw Update 2022 CLE program, held on April 25, 2022, included a presentation on biometrics data protections. With countless examples of biometrics scandals and settlements appearing in the news but little guidance for Pennsylvania attorneys, it seemed appropriate to provide a blog post on the topic for general consumption as well.   Biometrics can
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Attorneys General Sue Google for Unfair and Deceptive Consumer Location Tracking Practices

Issue Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine sued Google on January 24 for its deceptive location tracking practices in violation of D.C.’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act. AG Racine opened an investigation into this issue after a 2018 Associated Press article exposed Google’s data practice of tracking users even after the “location history” setting was toggled
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The Holidays are Here, and So is OCR Enforcement of HIPAA’s Right of Access

By Krishna Jani, Flaster Greenberg   On Nov. 30, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of five investigations in its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative. This brings the total number of this type of
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