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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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Washington’s Novel Health Data Law: An In-Depth Look

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Although states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws in 2023, Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) deserves closer attention due to its breadth as well as its novel—and potentially onerous—provisions. What Are the Key Substantive Obligations?

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A Closer Look at 2023 U.S. State Privacy Law Activity: Washington State

Debevoise Data Blog

Although states continue to pass comprehensive privacy laws in 2023, Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) deserves closer attention due to its breadth as well as its novel—and potentially onerous—provisions. What Are the Key Substantive Obligations?

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

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HIPAA : The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that requires healthcare providers and “ business associates ” to protect protected health information (PHI) from inadvertent disclosure. Check out our blog post on understanding HIPAA compliance for more information. Are they compliant?

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

Debevoise Data Blog

Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) excludes both “digital photographs” and “information derived from” photographs from the definition of “biometric information.” c) Texas Texas’s biometric privacy law also imposes similar requirements to BIPA, but allows more avenues for compliance.

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What the ADPPA Means for U.S. Data Regulation

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The ADPPA adopts a broad definition of “covered data” similar to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the CCPA. State Law Preemption, with Exceptions The ADPPA expressly preempts a host of existing state privacy laws, as well as certain federal laws that regulate covered data. ADPPA § 2(9).

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NYC’s AI Hiring Law Is Now Final and Effective July 5, 2023

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In this Debevoise Data Blog post, we discuss the current state of the AEDT Law and highlight how the final changes impact employers’ compliance obligations. Examples of tools outside this definition include junk email filters, antivirus software, calculators, spreadsheets, databases, and other compilations of data.

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