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A Sleeping Giant: Mhelath Applications, The Gdpr, And The Need For Federal Privacy Regulation In The United States, Kali Peeples

Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

An analysis of privacy regulation concerning mHealth apps is a multifaceted process that requires the examination of changes within not only the healthcare space but also the technological world, as well as the legislative history and intent of various nations.The main issue being addressed in this paper is whether the United States should create nationwide legislation that directly relates to mHealth data protection or continue with a self-regulatory method. Part I focuses on the development and rapid creation of mHealth apps within the past decade. Part II seeks to illustrate the distinct privacy concerns of mHealth apps by concentrating on …

Extended Privacy For Extended Reality: Xr Technology Has 99 Problems And Privacy Is Several Of Them, Suchismita Pahi, Calli Schroeder

Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies

Americans are rapidly adopting innovative technologies which are pushing the frontiers of reality. But, when they look at how their privacy is protected within the new extended reality (XR), they will find that U.S. privacy laws fall short. The privacy risks inherent in XR are inadequately addressed by current U.S. data privacy laws or courtcreated frameworks that purport to protect the constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches. Many scholars, including Ryan Calo, Danielle Citron, Sherry Colb, Margaret Hu, Orin Kerr, Kirsten Martin, Paul Ohm, Daniel Solove, Rebecca Wexler, Shoshana Zuboff, and others, have highlighted the gaps in U.S. …

The Limitations Of Privacy Rights, Daniel J. Solove

Notre Dame Law Review

Individual privacy rights are often at the heart of information privacy and data protection laws. The most comprehensive set of rights, from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), includes the right to access, right to rectification (correction), right to erasure (deletion), right to restriction, right to data portability, right to object, and right to not be subject to automated decisions. Privacy laws around the world include many of these rights in various forms.

In this Article, I contend that although rights are an important component of privacy regulation, rights are often asked to do far more work than …