North America: Privacy

For years, long-term care providers have navigated the delicate balance between respecting resident privacy, accommodating family oversight, honoring roommate privacy, and maintaining smooth facility operations.

In anticipation of these audits, gig economy companies should evaluate their privacy compliance programs, particularly their procedures for receiving, tracking, and responding to data rights requests.

A $10 million preliminary settlement between data aggregator Spokeo and plaintiffs from nine states raises critical questions about the commercial use of personal information in online marketing. The case challenges whether companies can freely use lawfully obtained data for promotional purposes without consent, even when no data breach has occurred. What legal boundaries exist when personal identities become marketing tools, and how should businesses navigate the complex landscape of state-by-state right o