A New Bill Would Extend Health Privacy Law to Your Phone. The Hard Part Comes Next.
Most people might assume that the health information on their phone is protected the way their medical records are. It is not.
Data Privacy
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Read more: When Surveillance Becomes Science: The Data the FDA Should Not Trust When Surveillance Becomes Science: The Data the FDA Should Not Trust
In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned a data broker called X-Mode Social from selling sensitive location data, charging that the company sold precise phone location data that could be used to track visits to reproductive health clinics, addiction treatment centers, and other sensitive sites.
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Read more: Rethinking Maryland v. King Amid the Changing Landscape of Technology and Privacy Rethinking Maryland v. King Amid the Changing Landscape of Technology and Privacy
In a landmark 2013 decision, Maryland v. King, the Supreme Court upheld mandatory DNA collection from arrestees as part of booking procedures, likening cheek swabs to fingerprinting. But 13 years later, renewed public concern about genetic privacy seriously undermines the assumptions underlying King.
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Read more: South Africa’s Pragmatic Turn: Pseudonymized Data and the Future of Health Research South Africa’s Pragmatic Turn: Pseudonymized Data and the Future of Health Research
A recent South African court judgment on pseudonymized school examination results has quietly opened a new and unexpected front in global debates about data protection and health research.
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Read more: Fall 2025 Health Law Workshops Fall 2025 Health Law Workshops
The Health Law Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop provides a forum for discussion of new scholarship in these fields from the world’s leading experts. The workshop is led by Professor I. Glenn Cohen, and presenters come from a wide range of disciplines and departments. Harvard graduate students may register to take the workshop for course…
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Read more: Decolonizing Digital Health: Reclaiming Equity, Consent, and Governance in Global Health Innovation Decolonizing Digital Health: Reclaiming Equity, Consent, and Governance in Global Health Innovation
The digital transformation of health care is advancing at unprecedented speed. Artificial intelligence (AI), mobile health apps, and telemedicine promise to enhance more accurate diagnoses, streamline care delivery, and expand access to health services worldwide.
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Read more: Mind the Gap: Regulating Neurotechnologies in the Consumer Age Mind the Gap: Regulating Neurotechnologies in the Consumer Age
Developments in neurotechnologies, which interface with one’s nervous system to monitor, stimulate, or modulate neural activity in the brain, are progressing at a rapid rate.
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Read more: The 23andMe Bankruptcy: Privacy Considerations and a Call to Action (Part 2) The 23andMe Bankruptcy: Privacy Considerations and a Call to Action (Part 2)
After Part 1 of this series was published, 23andMe dropped its bid for an independent customer data representative and agreed to the appointment of a privacy ombudsman.
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Read more: The 23andMe Bankruptcy: Uncertainty and Caution (Part 1) The 23andMe Bankruptcy: Uncertainty and Caution (Part 1)
Even with so many major headlines competing for attention last month, it was hard to miss the news that 23andMe had filed for bankruptcy.
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Read more: Mind over Machine: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Frontier of Neurotech Mind over Machine: Navigating the Legal and Ethical Frontier of Neurotech
Picture a world where a patient suffering from a debilitating neurological disorder receives not only a diagnosis but also a bespoke brain implant designed to restore lost function.
