Welcome to our ninth 2024 issue of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter.
How are States Using Generative Artificial Intelligence? and Employee AI Adoption Cools Globally -
Why this is important: As...more
11/22/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chief Information Officers (CIO) ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
CRISPR ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Deadlines ,
Diversity ,
DNA ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
NBA ,
NIST ,
Passwords ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Schools ,
Technology Sector ,
VPPA
Welcome to our third issue of The Health Record - our healthcare law insights e-newsletter!
We are winding down the summer with our talented group of law students and they have continued to research and write, shadow...more
7/25/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Chevron Deference ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Insurance Industry ,
Judicial Authority ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Technology ,
Telehealth ,
Transgender
MIT Report Details New Cybersecurity Risks -
“Cloud misconfigurations, more sophisticated ransomware, and vendor exploitation attacks are contributing to rising cyberattacks.”
Why this is important: Worldwide spending...more
5/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Biotechnology ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Copyright ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
GAO ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
NATO ,
NIST ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Personal Data ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector ,
Unfair Competition
HHS Cybersecurity Performance Goals and the Healthcare Industry -
The healthcare industry is a major target for cyberattacks because of all of the personal information collected from patients. Recognizing that the healthcare...more
3/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Biden Administration ,
Biometric Information ,
Cancer ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Life Sciences ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Security Breach ,
Technology Sector
Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data?
With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more
9/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Censorship ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
CRISPR ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
DNA ,
Educational Institutions ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
NHTSA ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Social Media ,
Technology Sector
AI-Created Art isn’t Copyrightable, Judge Says in Ruling that Could Give Hollywood Studios Pause -
“A federal judge upheld a finding from the U.S. Copyright Office that a piece of art created by AI is not open to...more
9/5/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Biometric Information ,
Copyright ,
Data Breach ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Nanotechnology ,
NASA ,
Outer Space ,
Personal Data ,
Tesla
You may be Entitled to Financial Compensation…for Your Data -
“Without all of our writings and photos that AI companies are using to train their models, they would have nothing to sell.”
Why this is important: This...more
8/4/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biotechnology ,
Bots ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Educational Institutions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Life Sciences ,
Online Platforms ,
PHI ,
Ransomware ,
Ripple ,
School Districts ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Technology Sector
Amazon Sued for Not Telling New York Store Customers about Tracking Biometrics -
“Thanks to a 2021 law, New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs letting customers know they’re tracking...more
4/3/2023
/ 3D Printing ,
Authorship ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Biotechnology ,
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Divorce ,
DNA ,
Email ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Human Embryos ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector
Nearly 106,000 Americans are currently on waiting lists for donor organs and 17 die each day while waiting. The holy grail for rising to meet this demand and end this suffering will be the ability to “print” the organs,...more
Complex, Customized CRISPR Combo Could Help Patients Cure Their Own Cancer -
“In a small phase 1 clinical trial run by PACT Pharma, researchers edited the genes of 16 patients’ immune cells to work against their cancer,...more
12/5/2022
/ Biotechnology ,
CRISPR ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Management ,
Genetic Materials ,
Geolocation ,
Google ,
Healthcare ,
Information Technology ,
Life Sciences ,
NFL ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Traumatic Brain Injuries
The Supreme Court has Made It Harder to Regulate New Technologies -
“However, the way the Supreme Court did this—by recognizing and endorsing the ‘major questions doctrine’—threatens regulation and public policy in the...more