Data Privacy and Consumer Protections in 2025

Duane Morris partner Michelle Hon Donovan shares insight with NBC News about the privacy laws that take effect this year.

Eight states will have privacy laws take effect this year: Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Maryland, Minnesota and Tennessee. The laws impose stricter obligations on businesses handling personal data and grant consumers the right to more transparency on how their data is collected, used and shared, according to Donovan. Not all companies will be required to comply, as each state has its own requirements and thresholds, such as Nebraska, which exempts small businesses.

Donovan said that before 2020, there were few laws across the country addressing privacy except for online privacy laws in a handful of states. Federal laws mostly focus on certain industries, she added, like the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Read the full article on the NBC News website.

Webinar: Let’s Talk About Tech – Wearable Fitness and Health Tech

Duane Morris LLP will hold a webinar, The Data Privacy and Security Landscape: Let’s Talk About Tech ‒ Wearable Fitness and Health Tech on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.

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About the Program

Wearable tech is everywhere—on your wrist, in your pocket, on your finger and even at work. With the ubiquity of fitness technology, what are the implications of these pervasive devices? How are companies collecting this data storing and protecting consumer information? What laws and regulations are in place as device use continues to expand? Join our panelists for a discussion on the current state and future of wearable fitness and health tech, including:

    • FDA regulation of wearable devices: What is and isn’t a medical device?
    • FDA guidance on wireless technology and medical devices
    • Biometric laws, including Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and the storage and protection of such data
    • Implications of HIPAA and wearable tech

Presenters

Frederick R. Ball, Partner

Neville M. Bilimoria, Partner

Sheila Raftery Wiggins, Partner

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