On April 17, 2023, the Washington State Legislature passed the “My Health My Data Act” (WMHMDA or the Act), which took effect for most companies March 31, 2024. Unlike other modern state privacy laws that purport to regulate any collection of “personal data,” WMHMDA confers privacy protections only upon “consumer health data.” This
Greenberg Traurig Data Privacy & Cybersecurity attorneys Gretchen Ramos, Darren Abernethy, and Zachary Schapiro will present the CLE webinar, “U.S. Consumer Health Data Privacy Laws in 2024: Washington’s My Health My Data Act and Related State and Federal Developments,” Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. State legislatures and the Federal Trade Commission have begun
On April 27, 2023, Washington’s Governor signed Washington’s My Health, My Data Act (WMHMDA or the Act).* Starting March 31, 2024, most entities subject to the Act will have certain obligations toward “consumer health data,”[1] including providing consumers with the right to access their information, withdraw their consent to certain processing, and request the
On April 17, 2023, the Washington State Legislature passed the “My Health My Data Act” (WMHMDA or the Act).* Unlike other modern state privacy laws that purport to regulate any collection of “personal data,” WMHMDA confers privacy protections only upon “Consumer Health Data.” That term is defined to include data that is linked (or linkable)
On April 27, 2023, Washington enacted the “My Health My Data Act” (WMHMDA or the Act). Unlike other modern state privacy laws that purport to regulate any collection of “personal data,” WMHMDA confers privacy protections only upon “Consumer Health Data.” While the Act was promoted as a measure to help protect reproductive and gender affirming
On April 17, 2023, the Washington State Legislature passed the “My Health My Data Act” (“WMHMDA” or “Act”). Unlike other modern state privacy laws that purport to regulate any collection of “personal data,” WMHMDA confers privacy protections only upon “Consumer Health Data.” While the Act was promoted as a measure to help protect
On April 27, 2023, Washington’s Governor signed Washington’s My Health, My Data Act (“WMHMDA” or “Act”). Starting March 31, 2024, most entities subject to the Act will have certain obligations towards consumer health data,[1] including providing consumers with the right to access their information, withdraw their consent to certain processing, and request the deletion
On April 27, 2023, Washington’s Governor signed Washington’s My Health, My Data Act (“WMHMDA” or “Act”). Beginning March 31, 2024, most entities subject to the Act will have certain obligations towards consumer health data,[1] including providing consumers with the right to access their information, withdraw their consent to certain processing, and request the deletion
On April 17, 2023, the Washington State Legislature passed the “My Health My Data Act” (WMHMDA), which will take effect for most companies March 31, 2024. Unlike other modern state privacy laws that purport to regulate any collection of “personal data,” WMHMDA confers privacy protections only upon “Consumer Health Data.” This term is defined to
In the wake of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and an updated Nevada privacy law that took effect in October 2019, states are wasting no time in 2020 introducing new privacy laws of their own.
Joining the chorus of Virginia and Florida, this month state lawmakers in New Hampshire,