Privacy & Information Security Law Blog

On December 21, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a flurry of privacy and social media bills, including Senate Bill 895B, Senate Bill 5703B, Senate Bill 2376B and Senate Bill 1759B.

On January 21, 2025, the New York state legislature passed Senate Bill (S-929), which provides for the protection of health data. 

On January 21, 2025, the Council of the EU adopted the European Health Data Space Regulation.

On November 7, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office released a report exploring data privacy concerns in genomic technology.

The Connecticut Attorney General’s Office (“OAG”) has released a Report on the status of Connecticut’s Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), which took effect on July 1, 2023. The Report covers complaints, inquiries, and early enforcement activities under the CTDPA.