Jayne Ponder

Jayne Ponder

Jayne Ponder is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office and a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.

Ms. Ponder is admitted to the Bar of Massachusetts. District of Columbia bar application pending; supervised by principles of the firm.

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Legislation Seeks to Regulate Privacy and Security of Wearables and Genetic Testing Kits

By Lindsey Tonsager, Anna D. Kraus, Wade Ackerman and Jayne Ponder on Posted in Data Privacy
Last week, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Protecting Personal Health Data Act (S. 1842), which would provide new privacy and security rules from the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) for technologies that collect personal health data, such as wearable fitness trackers, social-media sites focused on health data or … Continue Reading

AI/IoT Update:  Congress Considers Measures to Support AI and IoT Technologies

By Jayne Ponder on Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Congress, Emerging Technologies, Internet of Things (IoT)
As policymakers weigh the implications of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Internet of Things (“IoT”), members of Congress have introduced a handful of measures focusing on Government support for and adoption of these emerging technologies. In May, Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Developing and … Continue Reading

GAO Report Calls for Federal Privacy Law

By Jayne Ponder on Posted in Data Privacy
This month, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report recommending that Congress consider enacting a federal internet privacy law in the United States.  The 56-page independent report was requested by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has scheduled a hearing on data privacy on February 26, during which it plans to discuss the GAO’s … Continue Reading

All-Time Record Year for HIPAA Enforcement

By Jayne Ponder on Posted in Data Privacy, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Privacy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that 2018 was an all-time record year for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) enforcement activity.   Enforcement actions in 2018 resulted in the assessment of  $28.7 million in civil money penalties.  Enforcement activity focused primarily on breaches of electronic protected … Continue Reading

HHS Releases Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidance

By Anna D. Kraus and Jayne Ponder on Posted in Health Privacy
Hospitals and other health care organizations are attractive targets for cyber-attacks, in part because their databases contain medical records and other sensitive information. Breaches of this information could have very serious implications for patients.  Moreover, electronics connected to a health care facility’s network keep people alive, distribute medicines, and monitor vital signs. As a result, … Continue Reading

Vermont and D.C. Enact New Auto-Renewal Statutes

By Laura Kim and Jayne Ponder on Posted in Advertising & Marketing, State Legislatures
Vermont and the District of Columbia recently joined the growing list of states that have enacted automatic renewal statutes.  Automatic renewal clauses (“auto-renewals”) allow providers of goods or services to bill consumers periodically without obtaining express consent before each billing cycle.  These clauses are becoming increasingly common for a variety of goods and services.  Regulators … Continue Reading
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