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FTC proposes settlement with hotel chain over data breaches affecting 334M

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission published a proposed settlement order to resolve charges Marriott International and subsidiary Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide failed to implement "reasonable" data security practices that resulted in three major data breaches from 2014-20 that affected more than 334 million customers worldwide. Under the proposed order, the hotel chains agreed to implement stronger data security practices.

US courts, regulators weigh in on online tracking in health care

U.S. regulators raised concerns over health care organizations' use of third-party tools and potential privacy issues that may take place when sensitive data is tracked by providers and third parties. Baker McKenzie Partners Helena Engfeldt, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, and Rachel Ehlers broke down the latest efforts to protect health privacy and how companies can enlist safeguards when processing health information. Full story

How the EU AI Act will affect post-market monitoring, info sharing and enforcement

Part eight of an ongoing series examining the operational impacts of the EU AI Act looks at Chapter IX's provisions around post-market monitoring, information sharing and enforcement. Bird & Bird's Shima Abbady and Puck van den Bosch look at what will need to be done for compliance and how to report serious incidents in a fragmented regulatory landscape. Full story

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