Mobile Privacy & The FTC Act: Advice for Health Technology Companies
In the healthcare industry we often associate information privacy and security enforcement with HIPAA and state privacy laws. Full Story
Mobile apps
Enter, the APPS Act
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a Democrat from Georgia, has introduced a mobile privacy bill that if passed will require mobile application developers to maintain privacy policies, obtain consent from consumers before collecting data, and securely maintain the data they collect. Full Story
House Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Address Mobile App Privacy
On Thursday, May 9, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), and co-sponsor Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) introduced the “Application Privacy, Protection, and Security (APPS) Act of 2013,” (H.R. 1913). Full Story
Delta Cleared for Takeoff: Wins Dismissal of California AG Mobile App Privacy Action
In December 2012, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines, Inc. (“Delta”) alleging that Delta violated California’s Online Privacy Protection Act by failing to post a privacy policy within its Fly Delta mobile app. Full Story
Epstein Becker Green Releases New Version of Wage & Hour Guide App
We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of our Wage & Hour Guide app that puts federal and state wage-hour laws at employers’ fingertips. Full Story
Epstein Becker Green Releases New Version of Wage & Hour Guide App
We are pleased to announce the release of a new version of our Wage & Hour Guide app that puts federal and state wage-hour laws at employers’ fingertips. To download the app, click here. Full Story
European Privacy Regulator Issues Important Opinion On the Use of Apps
On February 27, 2013, the European Article 29 Working Party (a group comprising representatives from all of the data protection authorities of the EU Member States, referred to in this articles as “WP29”) issued an Opinion on the privacy and data protection implications of the use of apps on mobile devices (“the Opinion”). Full Story
FDA Tells Congress to Expect Final Guidance On Mobile Medical Apps This Year
As was reported previously on our sister blog, InsideMedicalDevices, the regulation of mobile medical apps continues to be an issue on Congress’ radar. Full Story
FDA Tells Congress to Expect Final Guidance On Mobile Medical Apps This Year
As we have reported previously, the regulation of mobile medical apps continues to be an issue on Congress’ radar. Full Story
DHHS and FDA Officials Respond to Medical Device Mobile Application Regulatory Concerns On Final Day of Hearings
The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations concluded a three-day series of hearings regarding medical device mobile applications (“MMAs”) on Thursday morning. Our posts regarding the first two hearings are here and here. Full Story
