Sentences with phrase «federal privacy law because»
EPIC, a nonprofit advocacy group, claims Samsung violated federal privacy law because of its Smart TV's ability to collect and transmit recorded conversations.
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It is not clear whether the child was also a patient at the hospital, because of federal privacy laws.
They contend the plaintiffs» media interviews were tainting the potential jury pool, while they were unable to respond because of federal health privacy laws.
Many details in the case remain murky, however, because of federal laws designed to protect the privacy of the researchers under scrutiny.
During the interview last month, Runcie said he couldn't discuss details of Cruz's school records because of a federal law that shields student privacy.
Just because they state this, does this mean that those policies, etc. supersedes Federal Copyright laws and all laws, including Constitutional regarding right to privacy.
Response: The concern underlying this comment is that ERISA plans, which are not now subject to certain state laws because of the «field» preemption provision of ERISA but which are subject to the rules below, will become subject to state privacy laws that are «more stringent» than the federal requirements, due to the operation of section 1178 (a)(2)(B), together with section 264 (c)(2).
As noted in our discussion of «Relationship of Other Federal Laws,» we exclude education records from the definition of protected health information because Congress expressly provided privacy protections for these records and explained how these records should be treated in FERPA.
Comment: One comment suggested that the penalty provisions of HIPAA, if extended to the privacy regulation, would require the Secretary to violate «Appropriations Laws» because the Secretary could be in the position of assessing penalties against her own and other federal agencies in their roles as covered entities.
Comment: Some commenters asserted that the federal government may not preempt state laws that are not as strict as the privacy regulation because to do so would violate the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution.
A few commenters suggested that HHS reassess the regulations to avoid inconsistencies with state privacy requirements, implying that problems exist because of conflicts between the federal and state laws regarding the confidentiality of substance abuse information.
Health systems are notoriously careful about sharing patient health information, in part because of state and federal patient privacy laws that are designed to ensure that people's sensitive medical information doesn't end up in the wrong hands.
Because internet technology has developed faster than state and federal privacy laws, Silicon Valley companies have for years been in charge of how the data they collect from their customers is used.