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My Health, My Data Act Part 1: Washington State Joins the Biometric Litigation Fray

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My Health, My Data Act Part 1: Washington State Joins the Biometric Litigation Fray

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On April 27, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1155, also known as the My Health, My Data Act. Its stated purpose is to protect "consumer health data" collected by entities not already subject to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, but one less obvious consequence of the Act is that it may make Washington state a new hot spot for class-action litigation involving biometric privacy.

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