Healthcare Companies and the DOJ Data Security Program: The Risk in Overseas Vendor Relationships
October 2026 | A.S.H.A. Law Office PLLC Healthcare companies routinely rely on third-party providers for software development, cloud infrastructure, billing, customer support, and data management. Some of these providers operate overseas or employ personnel outside the United States. While these arrangements can reduce costs and improve efficiency, they may also create compliance obligations under the […]
Part 1: New National Security Data Laws Create a New Set of Obligations for U.S. Companies Beyond Privacy Compliance
This is the first in a three-part series distinguishing existing privacy laws from the emerging area of national security data laws. Part Two will examine the real-world threat environment that motivated these regulations. Part Three will outline practical steps organizations can take to assess and address their exposure. By Asha S. Geire (originally published via […]
Part 2: Why National Security Data Compliance Is the Next Hot Enforcement Topic
By Asha S Geire (originally published on July 11 2026 via the The Traveling Privacy Lawyer in Substack) This is the second in a three-part series. Part One introduced the two primary national security data frameworks currently in force — the DOJ’s Data Security Program and the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act — […]
Anonymous Not For Long
By Asha Geire (originally published under The Traveling Privacy Lawyer blog on Substack on May 26, 2026) The logic that nameless data is safe data has been the operating assumption of the modern information economy for the better part of two decades. That assumption may soon be under pressure, and data-driven companies should take notice. […]
AI Was Probably Inevitable. Waiting to Govern It Isn’t.
By Asha Geire (originally published under The Traveling Privacy Lawyer blog on Substack on June 12, 2026) This week I’ve been thinking about complexity theory, artificial intelligence, and whether AI was less an invention than an inevitable consequence of humanity’s development. Much of the public conversation about artificial intelligence seems to revolve around whether AI […]
Vibe Coding Is Fun Until You Get Sued
By Asha Geire (originally published under The Traveling Privacy Lawyer blog on Substack on June 22, 2026) This week I’m simultaneously reading The Black Box Society by Frank Pasquale and The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells. I’m normally an optimistic person, but I’m presently oscillating between imagining a future where politicians cater to tech billionaires […]