Lexology July 31, 2022
Health data is front and center as a recent cascade of data leaks concerning potential improper collection, use, and disclosure of this data is hitting the news. The use and disclosure of this sensitive data by hospitals, advertisers and health apps have reinvigorated lawmakers’ attempts to regulate the complex collection, use and sharing of health data. The recent decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has also increased some lawmakers’ focus on the extent to which proposed privacy laws will protect sensitive health information. Many lawmakers are concerned particularly with tracking technologies such as device identifiers, pixels and IP addresses that, when coupled with health data, can reveal sensitive consumer...
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