Rachel M. Zahorsky reports: The American Bar Association came one step closer today to halting an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission to regulate the practice of law when the U.S. Senate unanimously voted that the commission’s “red flags rule” doesn’t apply to lawyers. The legislation at issue, which seeks to curb identity theft among…
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Data Breach Investigation | Due Process of Law
The following is cross-posted from PHIprivacy.net: In September, I posted an excerpt from a thought-provoking commentary by attorney Benjamin Wright. In discussing a fine levied against Lucile Salter Packard Hospital for late notification under California’s breach notification law, he had written, in part: The California Legislature made clear it wants notices to be issued quickly. However,…
Data Breach Investigation | Due Process of Law
In September, I posted an excerpt from a thought-provoking commentary by attorney Benjamin Wright. In discussing a fine levied against Lucile Salter Packard Hospital for late notification under California’s breach notification law, he had written, in part: The California Legislature made clear it wants notices to be issued quickly. However, the law should not be…
Will any loss of privacy from digitizing health care will be more than compensated for by the welfare gains from increased efficiency?
Over on The Economist, you can read a point/counterpoint between Peter Neupert and Dr. Deborah Peel on: This house believes that any loss of privacy from digitising health care will be more than compensated for by the welfare gains from increased efficiency. Cast your vote and/or join the debate there!
Shell Vacation Resorts investigating security breach at some of their properties
Shell Vacation Resorts, which owns 26 properties in nine U.S. states, Canada, and Mexico, has been investigating a security breach at some of their properties that resulted in credit card fraud for an unspecified number of their guests and employees. An FAQ on the incident indicates that the breach occurred between June 2010 and October…
Liechtenstein Bank Data May Be Used in Probe, German Court Says
Karin Matussek reports: Stolen Liechtenstein bank account data may be used to by prosecutors justify a search warrant in a criminal probe, Germany’s top constitutional court ruled. Data which may have been stolen from a Liechtenstein bank and later sold to German authorities can be used by a judge when authorizing prosecutors to raid homes…