Evan Schuman of StorefrontBacktalk has a column over on CBS News that points out some of the flaws in lawyers’ arguments revolving around the Albert Gonzalez case, such as arguments that disclosure of retailers’ names would hurt their stock prices. Evan points out what those of us who track breaches know all too well: there…
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center breach exposes patient data – but when?
Does anybody recognize this breach? The information was found in Google’s cache: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Information Website FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Data Compromise Questions 1. What has happened? Patient information was inadvertently included in a software update to a website used by physicians, medical researchers and their staff. Sixteen users outside of MSKCC downloaded the…
Technology vs Policy for privacy
Fred Trotter writes: I have long been an advocate of reasonable and measured reaction to “privacy scare tactics”. I have argued, for instance, that it was a good thing that HIPAA does not cover PHR systems. But that does not mean that I do not think privacy is important. In fact there has been something…
John Muir Health to notify 5,450 patients of data breach
John Muir Health, the Walnut Creek-based hospital system, said Monday it has begun notifying 5,450 patients by mail of a “potential breach of their personal and health information.” The move came after the theft two months ago of two laptop computers at the John Muir Physician Network Perinatal office in Walnut Creek, officials said April…
John Muir Health to notify 5,450 patients of data breach
John Muir Health, the Walnut Creek-based hospital system, said Monday it has begun notifying 5,450 patients by mail of a “potential breach of their personal and health information.” The move came after the theft two months ago of two laptop computers at the John Muir Physician Network Perinatal office in Walnut Creek, officials said April…
Malaysian Personal Data Protection Bill passed
The Personal Data Protection Bill 2009 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat today without any “fireworks” as had been expected. Debate on it lasted less than three hours and was mainly focused on several issues, specifically credit reference agencies, in particular Credit Tip Off Sdn Bhd (CTOS), the time frame of data protection and the…