Publications

The federal law governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder records, and the accompanying regulations found at part 2 of title 42 of the Code of the Federal Register (or “Part 2” as it’s more commonly known) has long been part of the health care privacy landscape. In fact, Part […]

Nebraska Introduces Data Privacy Act The Nebraska Unicameral is currently reviewing a consumer data privacy law that would provide Nebraska residents with certain rights related to their personal data.  Last month, Sen. Eliot Bostar introduced LB1294, known as the Data Privacy Act (the “Act”), which, if passed, would be Nebraska’s […]

On January 4, 2024, 1% of Chrome users received a notification indicating that they would be able to “Browse with more privacy.” In effect, Google has begun testing Tracking Protection, a newly introduced feature that restricts third-party cookies. For several years, Google has been taking steps toward protecting user privacy […]

In connection with the national trend of states focusing on data privacy, this session the Nebraska Unicameral is considering a privacy bill regarding biometric information in LB 954.  The Biometric Autonomy Law grants individuals ownership of and broad control over their biometric data collected and possessed by entities. The Law […]

The Second Regular Session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 3, 2024.  This article marks the halfway point of the Session.  Thirty legislative days remain in the session. Through the first ten days of this session, we identified and analyzed 193 legislative bills of interest, including 91 carryover bills from […]