A press release from EFF: San Francisco—On Thursday, April 13, at 10:00 am Pacific Time (1:00 pm Eastern Time, 7 pm CEST), experts with Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and four international allies will brief reporters on the grave threat to human rights posed by ongoing UN Cybercrime Treaty negotiations that could lead to broad surveillance…
Category: Legislation
HIPAA Data Breach Costs Company Nearly $300,000 In DOJ False Claims Act Settlement
Stacy L. Cook and Iqra Mushtaq of Barnes & Thornburg LLP write: On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the settlement of a case involving alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) as a result of cybersecurity failures and breach of HIPAA-protected health information. Obtained under the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, this settlement emphasizes…
French CNIL is setting the tone for 2023: patients data and medical research on its radar
Julie Schwartz and Patrice Navarro of HoganLovells write: CNIL has always been very attentive to the processing of health data and to their security and confidentiality. It regularly publishes content on its website (practical information sheets, guidelines and binding recommendations), and has also made health data security one of its priority topics for its investigations…
FTC Seeks Comment on Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers that Could Impact Competition and Data Security
From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission staff are seeking information on the business practices of cloud computing providers including issues related to the market power of these companies, impact on competition, and potential security risks. In a Request for Information, FTC staff are seeking information about the competitive dynamics of cloud computing, the extent to…
The BreachForums case: The HHS-OIG did WHAT?!? Why?
Revelations contained in an affidavit by an FBI agent and a press release by the Department of Justice about the arrest of the owner of a popular hacking forum raise a few questions about the role of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG). An affidavit by FBI…
Medical technology regulations and the NHS
From Parliament: A debate has been scheduled for 4.30pm on Tuesday 28 March on medical technology regulations and the NHS. The debate will be opened by Dame Caroline Dinenage MP. The Library will produce briefing ahead of this debate, and this page will be updated when it is published.