The World Privacy Forum filed comments on Dec. 10 about how medical records and other health information is intersecting with online advertising and online activities. The WPF comments were filed with the Department of Health and Human Services in response to its request for comments on personal health records, privacy, and social media. Read the…
Month: December 2010
Nova Scotia health privacy bill passes despite media fear of jail or fines
The Canadian Press reports: Nova Scotia legislation that aims to protect personal health records but also raises fears that it’s too restrictive on the media has passed. Fred Vallance-Jones, a journalism professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax, says the law could see journalists fined or jailed if they seek information from hospital…
110,000 customers of CitySights NY notified of credit card breach
Lawyers for Twin America LLC (d/b/a CitySights NY) have notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that an SQL injection attack on their client’s web server resulted in the acquisition of 110,000 customers’ credit card data. The security breach was discovered on or about October 25, when the firm’s web programmer noticed that unauthorized script…
Wackenhut stolen hard drive contained employee info
On December 9, Wackenhut Services Limited Liability Company notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a hard drive stolen in transit between the firm’s office in Iraq and the firm’s U.S. office contained personal information on past employees, including their first and last names, dates of birth and places of birth, passport numbers, last known…
Concur Technologies notifies 1,017 employees that stolen computer contained their personal info
A break-in and theft at Concur Technologies headquarters in Washington over the Thanksgiving weekend has resulted in the firm notifying 1,017 employees that their personal information – names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers – were stolen when the thieves stole computer equipment and software. According to a notification sent by ID Experts…
(follow-up) Genesco notification to NH available online
Genesco’s notification letter to the NH Attorney General’s Office is available online. Their press release announcing the breach had been posted previously on this site. The notification to the state does not add a tremendous amount of detail, but does note that the company first became aware of a problem when it was contacted by…