PRG News Roundup: April 22

German government plans to introduce legislation allowing phone and Internet records to be retained for up to 10 weeks. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3040184/Germany-allow-phone-data-retention-10-weeks.html Big Brother Awards held in Germany, recognize companies and governmental…

Which Federal Agency Should Regulate Health Apps?

April 21, 2015 By: Rachel Wisotsky Which Federal Agency Should Regulate Health Apps? Sources: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140205/blog/302059996 http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/33/2/222.full.pdf+html http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/33/2/216.full http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-30/fda-taking-a-very-light-touch-on-regulating-the-apple-watch http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm369431.htm http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2015/02/smart-ways-to-manage-health-need-smart-regulation/ Mobile health applications are subject to the regulatory authority of…

EU Council’s Agreement and the “One-Stop Shop”

April 16th, 2015 EU Council's Agreement and the “One-Stop Shop” By: Kevin Gallagher http://www.dataprotectionreport.com/2015/04/eu-proposes-one-stop-shop-for-data-protection-supervision-and-enforcement/ http://www.dataprotectionreport.com/2015/04/eus-one-stop-shop-proposal-focuses-on-main-establishment-as-nexus-of-dpa-enforcement-authority/ http://www.privacyandsecuritymatters.com/2015/03/one-less-carrot-for-business-council-of-european-union-limits-the-one-stop-shop-mechanism-in-the-draft-data-protection-regulation/?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original In March 2015, the Council of the European Union published an agreement on the…