Lloyd Mudiwa reports: Under the Health Act 2007, the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has the remit for setting standards for all aspects of health information and to monitor compliance with those standards. Prof Jane Grimson, Director of Health Information at HIQA, told Irish Medical Times that as part of this work, the Authority has…
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Company being sued over alleged privacy violation in DVD
Jennifer Emily reports on a lawsuit against Cornell Companies Inc. mentioned previously on this blog. A company that managed a residential facility for court-mandated drug treatment is being sued for allegedly violating the privacy of its female residents by videotaping them and distributing the material as a promotional DVD. According to the lawsuit filed last…
2,000 affected in Fine Gael data breach (update2)
Last week, I posted a news story on PogoWasRight.org that discussed whether the web site of an Irish political party, Fine Gael, might be breaching privacy laws. In a separate development, it seems that the site has now had a security breach: Fine Gael has confirmed that the contact details of just under 2,000…
Utah legislator proposes law to prevent child ID theft
There’s been some discussion in the past about what to do about child ID theft. ITRC had one idea, Adam Shostack had another, and a third commenter didn’t think ITRC’s suggestion was necessary or practical. A Utah legislator has a slightly different approach. Rep. Eric Hutchings, R-Kearns is proposing a state bill to prevent child…
What is the Cost of a Missing Laptop?
Check out the infographic at ZoneAlarm (H/T, Centennial Man)
Vodafone denies customer records publicly available on Internet – while seemingly acknowledging a breach
In response to allegations published yesterday of a serious security breach that may have left millions of Vodafone customers’ personal details and credit card information at risk, Vodafone announced that it is investigating the allegations but denies that customer records are publicly available on the Internet: The AAP also reports: The mobile phone company has…