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NPR2mon
The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it
And now, Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has accessed heavily safeguarded databases that store such personal information, raising deep alarm among federal workers and privacy ...
JD Supra4mon
New York's Health Information Privacy Act Aims to Strictly Regulate Consumer Health Data
On January 22, 2025, the New York State Assembly and Senate rapidly passed the wide-ranging New York Health Information Privacy Act (“NY HIPA”). If not vetoed by ...
JD Supra1mon
The New York Health Information Privacy Act and Its Impact on Workers’ Compensation
The New York Health Information Privacy Act (NYHIPA), passed by the New York State Legislature on January 22 as Senate Bill S929, is a comprehensive health data ...
The National Law Review2y
Tennessee Information Privacy Act
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Law1y
Is Genetic Information the Next Privacy Battleground?
Though it has been on the books for over two decades, the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) has recently gathered steam; over 40 class actions were ...
The Washington Post3mon
California’s radical idea for data privacy: Enforce the law
California this week sued to fine a data-harvesting company, in a rare step to put muscle behind one of the strongest online privacy laws in the United States. Starting next year in California ...
Law1y
A New Wave of Class Actions: The Genetic Information Privacy Act
The exponential increase over the past several years in lawsuits brought under Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is well documented. The plaintiffs ...
Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients
Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal ...
CBS News2mon
23andMe is potentially selling more than just genetic data. The personal survey info is also a privacy problem.
When customers originally signed up for 23andMe, they agreed to terms and conditions and a privacy notice that allows the company to use their information for research and development as well as ...
The National Law Review3mon
New York Assembly Passes Restrictive Health Information Privacy Act
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Reason3mon
No Injunction in Electronic Privacy Information Center v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Today's opinion is here. I'm on the run, and can't add more right now, but I thought I'd pass it along. UPDATE: Just got back, and thought I'd post this excerpt: Plaintiffs allege that, since ...