Robin Erb reports: Henry Ford Health System has notified some of its patients that their personal health information may have been breached after an employee’s laptop computer was stolen Sept. 24. Information related to prostate services that patients received between 1997 and 2008, according to Henry Ford officials. […] No Social Security numbers or health…
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UK: Local Authority disclosed personal data on Planning Department website
New Forest District Council breached the Data Protection Act by publishing the personal data of planning applicants on their website, the Information Commissioner said today. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) received a complaint from a New Forest resident in 2008, after council staff failed to appropriately redact personal data from the resident’s planning application before…
NU students’ financial aid information posted on state treasurer’s website
Alissa Skelton reports: The University of Nebraska has asked the state treasurer to remove thousands of students’ classified financial aid and loan information that was published on a state spending website. But State Treasurer Shane Osborn said Saturday that’s impossible for his agency to do with limited staff and resources. “We don’t want to put…
LAPD officer resigns after being accused of tapping database on killer’s behalf
Joel Rubin and Jessica Porter report: A rookie Los Angeles police officer has resigned amid allegations he illegally tapped into a law enforcement computer on behalf of a gang member who was recently convicted of murder. The officer, Gabriel Morales, 25, was seeking information on two key witnesses who testified at the gang member’s murder…
NZ: Doctor to keep fighting privacy complaint
Here’s a case where a healthcare provider is maintaining that a privacy breach was necessary to protect the health and safety of others: An Invercargill doctor is refusing to settle over a privacy complaint, saying it would be “moral cowardice”. Robert Henderson is due to appear before the Human Rights Tribunal on November 30 for…
Nebraska auditor, agency director continue to dispute release of health records
JoAnne Young reports: A legislative committee clarified Friday how a performance audit of state employees’ health insurance plans will be conducted — and that the identity of employees will not be passed on to state Auditor Mike Foley’s staff. But that may not be the end of the standoff on the issue between Foley and…