Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

A recent federal court decision offers a detailed analysis of several theories of liability for violations of a privacy policy. 08-3535, 2009 WL 43098 (E.D. January 7, 2009). Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc., Plaintiff Pinero visited Jackson Hewitt Tax Service in Louisiana to have her tax returns prepared.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 22, 2009

Two California medical privacy laws became effective on January 1, 2009. In contrast, other medical privacy regulations, including the Privacy Rule promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), focus only on the unauthorized use or disclosure of protected health information.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 8, 2010

On July 8, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

In our August 2009 blog post on data protection issues in China, we noted that there was no uniform Chinese law that specifically addresses the protection of personal data, and that it seemed likely that Chinese personal information protection law would continue to develop as a patchwork of piecemeal regulations.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 30, 2017

The attack is the second largest health data breach recorded by the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) this year, and the largest ransomware incident recorded by OCR since it began tracking incidents in 2009. According to Airway Oxygen’s statement , the company discovered the presence of ransomware on its systems in April 2017.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 6, 2010

On January 1, 2010, two important state data security and privacy laws took effect in Nevada and New Hampshire. The laws create new obligations for most companies that do business in Nevada and for health care providers and business associates in New Hampshire.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 14, 2010

Prior to 2009, HHS divided civil enforcement responsibility for HIPAA between OCR, which enforced the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), which enforced the HIPAA Security Rule.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 15, 2010

The case marks the first action by a state attorney general under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act to enforce provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). Health Net did not begin notifying affected individuals until November 2009.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The Principles are designed to supplement the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising which were issued in July 2009. In a press release announcing the Multi-Site Data Principles, the DAA stated that they adopted many of the FTC’s recommendations from its recent privacy report.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 5, 2009

The Missouri law’s noteworthy provisions include a broad definition of personal information that encompasses medical and health insurance information and a requirement to notify consumer reporting agencies and the state attorney general if more than 1,000 consumers are being notified of a security breach.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

On November 8, 2010, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan announced that Health Net of Connecticut, Inc. (“Health Net”) had agreed to pay $375,000 in penalties for failing to safeguard the personal information of its members from misuse by third parties.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 28, 2010

Although you have the right not to disclose your medical history, Rite Aid would like to assure you that we respect and protect your privacy.” At the same time, HHS began investigating the pharmacies’ disposal of health information protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 30, 2009

The interim final rule is expected to be published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2009 and takes effect on November 30, 2009. The rule applies to violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 2003 (“HIPAA”) that occur on or after February 18, 2009. million per calendar year.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The Federal Highway Administration will pursue an updated to the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that will take into consideration the rapid development of automated technologies and other needs. Department of Transportation Issues Third Round of Guidance on Automated Vehicles appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the “HITECH Act”), which was signed into law in February 2009 as part of the economic stimulus package, substantially impacts requirements imposed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 16, 2009

The accuracy and integrity of information contained in credit reports is critical to individual consumers, as this information is used to assess eligibility for credit, employment, insurance and housing, and consumers with errors in their credit reports may be denied access to benefits.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 28, 2009

The FTC Final Rule applies to all breaches discovered on or after September 24, 2009, and to “foreign and domestic vendors of personal health records, PHR related entities, and third party service providers” that “maintain information of U.S. citizens or residents.”

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

APRIL 29, 2019

Under the HITECH Act of February 2009, Congress strengthened HHS’s HIPAA enforcement authority by authorizing increased minimum and maximum potential Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for HIPAA violations. Background on HHS’s Enforcement Authority. 4) the violation was due to willful neglect that is not timely corrected.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 12, 2012

In that story, I reported about 2009 negotiations over incorporation of Facebook data into Google search. In 2009, we were negotiating with Facebook over access to its data, as has been reported. To claim that the we couldn’t reach an agreement because Google wanted to make private data publicly available is simply untrue.”.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 25, 2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS’”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released its long-anticipated megarule (“Omnibus Rule”) amending the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules. Changes to the Breach Notification Framework.

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Data Matters

MAY 6, 2022

Digital health companies should take note of new data privacy and security developments under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that can affect product planning and customer negotiations. RFI Regarding Recognized Security Practices.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 21, 2016

As a result, a wide variety of terms and conditions commonly found on many retailers’ websites, including exculpatory, indemnification, choice of law, severability, savings, privacy and limitation of liability provisions, have been coming under increasing scrutiny. But, in the past five or six years, things have changed.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

This part also discusses managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. The PoC may focus on user adoption of new tools and processes, reports, inter-operability with existing systems, threat risk assessment, security, and privacy, depending on the data that will eventually be stored in the cloud.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 6, 2023

These new reporting standards represent an evolution from the voluntary guidelines first issued in 2009 by India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs, which were further refined in the Business Responsibility Report (BRR) of 2012. Businesses should respect and promote the well-being of all employees, including those in their value chains.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2009

On March 20, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its long-awaited guide to the Red Flags Rule (the “Rule”), entitled “Fighting Fraud with Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business.” For entities subject to the FTC’s jurisdiction, the relevant compliance deadline is May 1, 2009.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

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