Archived PBA Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Blog Posts

Dr. Wagner has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee since 2018 and contributes to its blog. Archives of her posts are available via hyperlinks and viewable as static files without their original formatting or accompanying display items. Posts are displayed in reverse chronological order.

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  1. “What’s the Status of Federal Privacy Law Reform?” September 24, 2024. Available here. [Viewable here.]
  2. “2023 Year End Review: Data Privacy Laws Across the United States.” December 14, 2023. Available here. [Viewable here].
  3. “Suite of New Laws in Washington Aim to Strengthen Reproductive Health Privacy Protections.” June 26, 2023. Available here. [Viewable here]
  4. “Proposed Changes to the FTC Health Breach Notification Rule.” June 14, 2023. Available here. [Viewable here]
  5. “One Step Closer to Federal Data Privacy Law Reform: H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA), July 27, 2022. Available here. [Viewable here]
  6. “Updated DHHS OCR Guidance on Health Information Privacy After Dobbs,” July 27, 2022. Available here. [Viewable here]
  7. “A Post-Roe Future Presents Heightened Data Privacy Risks with FemTech,” June 1, 2022. Available here. [Viewable here]
  8. “Current Status of Biometrics Data Protections Within and Beyond Pennsylvania,” May 27, 2022. Available here. [Viewable here]
  9. “FTC Issues Policy Statement Clarifying Data Privacy Obligations for Digital Health,” September 22, 2021. Available here. [Viewable here]
  10. “Department of Homeland Security Hits Reset on its Plans to Expand Biometrics” May 24, 2021. Available here. [Viewable here]
  11. “The FTC Takes Aim at Zoom.” December 11, 2020. Available here. [Viewable here]
  12. “First City in Pennsylvania Passes Ordinance on Controversial Facial Recognition Technologies.” October 26, 2020. Available here. [Viewable here]
  13. “A Dramatic Expansion of Biometrics Proposed by Department of Homeland Security,” September 22, 2020. Available here. [Viewable here]
  14. “Emerging COVID-19 Exposure Notification Technology, Data Privacy, and Cybersecurity Issues,” June 1, 2020. Available here. [Viewable here]
  15. “FTC Undertakes 10-Year Review of Health Breach Notification Rule, Seeks Public Comments.” May 19, 2020. Available here. [Viewable here]