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Understanding the Importance of Privacy in Federal Regulations
In our data-driven world, keeping abreast of privacy regulations is paramount for organizations and professionals from various sectors, including legal, technology, health care, and public policy. The Federal Register is a critical platform where the U.S. federal government publishes proposed and final administrative regulations, including those related to privacy. Monitoring updates in this category ensures that stakeholders remain compliant and safeguard their operations from legal pitfalls.
Why Privacy Matters
Privacy regulations are designed to protect individual rights by managing how personal data is collected, used, and shared. These regulations often reflect societal values and technological advancements, aiming to address issues like cybersecurity, data breaches, and individual consent.
Recent trends in privacy include:
- Implementation of GDPR-like regulations: While the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) originated in Europe, its influence is evident worldwide, including in U.S. privacy policies.
- Concerns around AI and Data Privacy: With the rise of artificial intelligence, ensuring privacy in algorithmic processes and machine learning models is a growing concern.
- Stronger Federal and State Privacy Laws: Legislation, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), sets a precedent for potential federal privacy laws.
Impact on Industries
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Technology: Tech companies need to ensure their products and services comply with evolving privacy laws to avoid substantial fines and safeguard user trust.
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Healthcare: Protecting patient information under regulations like HIPAA requires healthcare providers to stay informed about privacy policy changes.
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Finance: Financial advisors and institutions manage sensitive client information and therefore must follow strict privacy regulations to maintain security and transparency.
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Legal Firms: Legal advisors need to guide their clients within the ever-changing landscape of privacy law.
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The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is finalizing its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to incorporate amendments to the FOIA set forth in the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016; to conform to guidance for Federal agencies from the Depar...
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Rule | Jan 21, 2025 |
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This document updates postal regulations by implementing inflation adjustments to civil monetary penalties that may be imposed under consumer protection and mailability provisions enforced by the Postal Service pursuant to the Deceptive Mail Preventi...
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Rule | Jan 17, 2025 |
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This rule amends the Code of Federal Regulations to update the organizational description of the Office of Legal Policy to reflect current practice.
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Rule | Jan 17, 2025 |
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) is issuing this final rule to make effective the exemptions that were previously proposed for a new Privacy Act system of records, "NIH Police Records," maintained by the National Instit...
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Rule | Jan 16, 2025 |
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In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics is issuing this final rule to make the 2025 annual adjustments to the Ethics in Government Act civil monetary penal...
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Rule | Jan 15, 2025 |
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing a final rule amending Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), concerning medical information. The FCRA prohibits creditors from considering medical information in...
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Rule | Jan 14, 2025 |
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) is proposing to amend its regulations under the Privacy Act of 1974 consistent with the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. In addition, DHS is proposing to amend the rules rega...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 13, 2025 |
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This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rule with comment period that appeared in the November 27, 2024 Federal Register titled "Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Sur...
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Rule | Jan 13, 2025 |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending its Privacy Act regulations to exempt a system of records, Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) National Information Communication Activity System (SNICAS), USDA/APHIS-21, from certa...
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Rule | Jan 10, 2025 |
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The Department of Justice is issuing a final rule to implement Executive Order 14117 of February 28, 2024 (Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government- Related Data by Countries of Concern), by prohibitin...
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Rule | Jan 08, 2025 |
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or "Department") is issuing this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to solicit comment on its proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 06, 2025 |
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On August 8, 2023, DHS issued an interim final rule which amended the regulations to authorize ICE to serve bond-related notices to obligors electronically. The rule allowed DHS to electronically serve demand and other immigration bond notices for de...
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Rule | Jan 06, 2025 |
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations that govern the license renewal process for certain production or utilization facilities. In this final rule, the NRC collectively refers to these facilities as non-power produc...
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Rule | Dec 30, 2024 |
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In accordance with subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (the Privacy Act or the Act), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department) is exempting a new system of records maintained by the Administration for Childr...
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Rule | Dec 23, 2024 |
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The Department of Defense (Department or DoD) is giving concurrent notice of a new Department-wide system of records pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 for the DoD-0023, "Military Corrections and Parole Board Records" system of records and this prop...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 23, 2024 |
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The Department of Defense (Department or DoD) is giving concurrent notice of a modified system of records titled "Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database," DHRA 06, and this rulemaking, which exempts portions of this system of records from certain p...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 20, 2024 |
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The Federal Election Commission proposes to amend its regulations by establishing procedures for contributors or their agents to request the Commission--in certain limited circumstances when there is a reasonable probability the contributor may face...
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Proposed Rule | Dec 19, 2024 |
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The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) within the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing regulations to implement statutory requirements under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 that require Treasury to provide certain U.S. savings bond...
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Rule | Dec 18, 2024 |
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The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is revising its regulations to exempt certain records maintained under a newly established system of records--DOE-85, Research, Technology, and Economic Security Due Diligence Review Records--from the noti...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2024 |
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The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is revising its regulations to exempt certain records maintained under a newly established system of records--DOE-42 Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs Files--from the notification and access...
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Rule | Dec 17, 2024 |