Committee members asked whether Connecticut can create a privacy-preserving shared compute/data environment (a 'confidential computing cluster') like systems used by California universities; Yale said common EMRs in-state could make a cluster feasible but warned it requires substantial resources and governance.

The federal government is trying to use Medicaid data to identify and deport immigrants. So EFF and our friends at EPIC and the Protect Democracy Project have filed an amicus brief asking a judge to block...

Senate File 2940, presented as an amendment to Minnesota's consumer data privacy law, would classify broad categories of device/app-collected health data as sensitive, require specific consents for sharing and add geofencing rules; TechNet testified the definition is too broad and may capture routine services.

New act establishes definitions for consumer health data and related entities in Massachusetts

California legislators discuss several bills affecting health data privacy and licensing criteria.

Committee supports retaining House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 182 while discussing privacy issues.

Committee members approved minutes and advanced health data protection and honorary street sign proposals.

In an era where personal privacy is increasingly under threat, a recent revelation about California's health insurance exchange has raised alarming questions

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) has taken action against the  Datamasters marketing firm that sold the health and personal data of millions of users without being registered as…