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[…] be able to shape laws that are technology-neutral and do not have to be updated every two months. According to Paul, while engineers are adept at writing code, code is written for machines that cannot think for themselves. However, the law is written for people, not computers, and policymakers are best equipped for this […]

[…] planned to use technology to address the spread of COVID-19, Limor Shmerling Magazanik, Managing Director of the Israel Tech Policy Institute, published recommendations to ensure a balance between civilian freedoms and public health. Specifically, her recommendations centered around ensuring transparency, limits on the length of time that data is held, requiring a clear purpose for data […]

[…] National System of Consumer Defense  The National System of Consumer Defense (SNDC) also raises complexities for the implementation of the LGPD in Brazil. Established with the Brazilian Code of Consumer Protection in 1990 and regulated by Presidential Decree nº 2.181/1997, the SNDC brings together federal, state, and municipal agencies, as well as civil society […]

[…] allow you to fill out your tax forms and ensure your information included and provided in a way that is within current legal requirements of the tax code. Healthcare – Ambient Charting, where conversations between doctors and patients are recorded and added to the patient record as they happen, with key words and followups […]

[…] Commissioner will consider broad factors to determine whether to prohibit transfers. These include:  the likelihood the transfer would harm any individual; the general desirability of facilitating the free flow of information; and any existing or developing international guidelines relevant to cross-border data flows such as the OECD Guidelines and the GDPR. Entities transferring data […]

[…] PPA is likely to begin soon, as early as December 2020. Adopting Regulations (2021-22) – According to Section 21 of the CPRA (amending Section 1798.185 of the Civil Code), the new PPA may begin exercising its rulemaking authority as early as July 1, 2021, or six months after the Agency provides notice to the Attorney […]

[…] Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) extended deadlines for entities working in health information technology to comply with a new federal rule intended to “ promote health care choice and competition across the United States” and “advance interoperability and support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.” Organizations now have until […]

[…] we address uses of machine-generated data that are not necessarily personal data in the legal sence. Therefore, it’s important that we track policy developments related to the free flow of non-personal data, which also happens to be an issue that is top of mind for the European Commission at the moment.   To learn […]

[…] (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-2,153), New Hampshire (NH. St. § 189:68-a), New Jersey (Assembly Bill 4978, signed into law Jan. 2020), North Carolina (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-401.2), Oregon (Or. Rev. Stat. Ann § 336.184-187),  Texas (Tex. Educ. Code § 32.151), Virginia (Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-289.01), and Washington State (Wash. Rev. Code § 28A.604).

[…] emergency, over the past few months state legislatures in the United States have diverted their resources towards establishing state and local reopening plans, allocating federal aid, and promoting public trust and public participation by addressing concerns over privacy and civil liberties.  Many states have introduced bills which would govern collection, use, and sharing of […]