On March 23, 2025, 23andMe Holding Co. (“23andMe”) filed for bankruptcy in the Eastern District of Missouri, potentially setting in motion the sale of genetic data collected from more than 15 million people. This has led to...more
The New York State legislature passed the Health Information Privacy Act (“NYHIPA”) on January 22, 2025, marking the second state to introduce a comprehensive consumer health data law. If passed, the NYHIPA imposes more...more
3/6/2025
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Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released updated guidance yesterday on the use of online tracking technologies (like cookies, pixels, software development kits (SDKs), etc.) by HIPAA Covered Entities (the “Updated...more
On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a joint letter sent to approximately 130 hospital systems...more
Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy, Consumer Protection/FTC, and Health Care Teams examine the Federal Trade Commission’s continued focus on consumer privacy in the digital health care space....more
Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and Consumer Protection/FTC Teams analyze the FTC’s first-ever enforcement of its Health Breach Notification Rule and how the FTC is scrutinizing how companies share consumers’ online health...more