On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a Bulletin on the obligations of HIPAA covered entities and business associates under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules when using online tracking technologies.
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Irish Data Protection Commission Fines Meta €265 Million for Privacy Violations
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On November 25, 2022, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission released a decision fining Meta Platforms, Inc. €265 million for a 2019 data leak involving the personal information of approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide.
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CPPA Announces Meeting to Discuss CPRA Rulemaking and Other Updates
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On December 6, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that it will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process and other topics.
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Meta Announces New Privacy Measures to Protect Teen Users’ Privacy
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On November 21, 2022, Meta Platforms, Inc. announced updated practices designed to protect the privacy of young people on Facebook and Instagram, including default privacy settings for new accounts, measures to limit unwanted interactions with adult users, and a tool to limit the spread of teens’ intimate images online.
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UK Cyber Laws Extended to Bring Outsourcers and Managed Service Providers into Scope to Strengthen UK’s Resilience Against Online Cyber Attacks
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On November 30, 2022, the UK government confirmed that the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 will be strengthened to protect essential and digital services against cyber attacks.
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The UK ICO and Ofcom to Work Together on Online Safety and Data Protection
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On November 25, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office and the UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, issued a joint statement setting out how they intend to work together to “ensure coherence between the data protection and the new online safety regimes.”…
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Class Action Lawsuits Continue Targeting Companies For Tracking Users’ Website Activity
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Plaintiff’s firms continue to file variations of state law wiretapping lawsuits over “session replay” software and “live chat” or “chatbot” applications in various jurisdictions.
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Facebook’s $90M Privacy Deal Gets Final Nod Over Objections
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On November 14, 2022, Judge Edward J. Davila of the Northern District of California approved a $90 million privacy settlement against Meta Platforms, Inc. for unlawfully tracking user information when users were logged out of the site.
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House Energy and Commerce Leaders Demand Information from Various Toy Manufacturers
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On October 26, 2022, House Energy and Commerce Committee and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee leaders sent letters to several toy manufacturers, including Bandai Namco, Hasbro, Mattel, MGA Entertainment, LEGO Group and the Toy Association, asking how they plan to protect children and their information from BigTech companies like TikTok and YouTube.
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Pennsylvania Amends Breach Notification Law
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On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf singed Senate Bill 636 into law, amending Pennsylvania’s breach notification law.
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