Month: January 2024
FTC Targets Algorithmic Discrimination in Settlement With Rite Aid
In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Rite Aid for the company’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in connection with its surveillance technologies for theft deterrence purposes. In this groundbreaking settlement, the FTC took its first enforcement action against a company for “algorithmic unfairness” […]
Washington Attorney General Publishes Updated FAQ for My Health My Data Act
Without much fanfare, the Washington attorney general’s office updated its My Health My Data (MHMD) Act guidance FAQ in January 2024. Specifically, the updated guidance states that the consumer health data privacy policy must have its own “separate and distinct link” on a regulated entity’s homepage and “may not contain […]
Changes are Expected to the EU One-Stop-Shop Mechanism
Authored by Patrick Van Eecke, Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac and Enrique Capdevila this article was originally published in Privacy Laws & Business International Report, December 2023. Patrick van Eecke, Loriane Sangaré-Vayssac and Enrique Capdevila of Cooley analyse the updated guidelines for identifying the Lead Supervisory Authority and the draft GDPR Procedural Regulation. […]