Yesterday, the Department of Commerce published a notice in the Federal Register, seeking feedback on proposals in its recently-unveiled privacy report. Among other questions, the Commerce Department is seeking comment on such issues as : • Should baseline commercial data privacy principles be enacted by statute or some other means? • How should baseline… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Uncategorized RSS FeedPlanning for the Release of Final HIPAA Rules and HIPAA Auditing
Posted in UncategorizedWritten by Dianne Bourque On December 14, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) indicated at a public meeting that it is considering the simultaneous publication in 2011 of four final HIPAA rules: The breach notification rule The HIPAA Enforcement Rule The HITECH implementation rules The HIPAA changes mandated by GINA These rules are all scheduled… Continue Reading
Questions Asked by the FTC in the Privacy Report – Part II
Posted in UncategorizedIn last week’s Privacy Report , the Federal Trade Commission posed a series of questions, soliciting comment and discussion from stakeholders to better inform its final report on the subject, due to be issued mid-2011. We reviewed some of the questions in our December 2 post. Here are some of the other questions — parties with… Continue Reading
Questions Asked by the FTC in the Privacy Report – Part I
Posted in UncategorizedYesterday’s blockbuster Privacy Report released by the Federal Trade Commission (blog post here) is as important for the questions it asked of stakeholders in eliciting public comment as for the recommendations it appears to be making. Since at least a portion of what will end up in the FTC’s final report will depend on the… Continue Reading
FTC Participating in Twitter Chat on Privacy Report
Posted in UncategorizedIf you have questions for the FTC on its Consumer Privacy Report released today, the Commission is participating in its first ever Twitter chat — #FTCgov hashtag
FTC Press Conference – Live Blogging
Posted in UncategorizedFTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Jessica Rich, deputy director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and Edward Felten, the FTC’s incoming chief technologist, held a press conference earlier this afternoon on the Consumer Privacy Report. Alex Howard at Gov20 was blogging the press conference live — read it here.
Exercise Care With Holiday Donations of Technology
Posted in UncategorizedPlease read if you are considering a donation of technology devices!! Failure to properly address stored information could expose your personal information and that of others — and could expose you and/or your company to liability under federal and state laws for non-compliance with laws regulating disposal of personal information. During the holiday season, many… Continue Reading
We’re back!
Posted in UncategorizedAfter a “summer hiatus,” we have relaunched the Privacy and Security MATTERS Blog on a new platform. Welcome back!
An interesting perspective on Data Privacy Day and privacy in general
Posted in UncategorizedDeclan Mc Cullagh is always an interesting read:
OT — Emergency Response 2.0 : Solutions to Respond to Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted in UncategorizedOff the privacy topic, but certainly an issue of national security. Mintz Levin client, InnoCentive, is crowdsourcing a solution to respond to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Over 250 people are currently working on the challenge posted to the site (link below) — pass this on and get the collective wisdoms of… Continue Reading
