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Author: Dissent

Ninth Circuit addresses "actual damages" under the Privacy Act

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dissent

I posted this yesterday to PogoWasRight.org but then it dawned on me today that since this involved medical information, I should have posted it here, too: A new ruling from the Ninth Circuit in Cooper v. FAA addresses the meaning of “actual damages” in the Privacy Act. The case arose when federal agencies shared information…

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Ca: Alarming breach in privacy investigated at London school

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dissent

An armload of personal documents — health records and criminal record checks among them — was found carelessly tossed out by a private vocational school in London, an alarming breach of security, the school’s director says. The bulk of the documents included criminal record checks, transcripts, diplomas, doctors’ notes, immunization and vaccination forms, health card…

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Another business sues its bank over unauthorized ACH transactions

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dissent

Brian Krebs on another case where a business is suing its bank over unauthorized transactions that were not credited or reversed by the bank: On Feb. 10, Hudson, N.H. based Cynxsure LLC received a voicemail message from its bank, Swift Financial, a Wilmington, Del. institution that focuses on offering financial services to small businesses. The…

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HHS starts to reveal healthcare breaches reported to government

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dissent

When HITECH was passed as part of the stimulus bill, it introduced new data breach notification requirements, including a requirement that breaches of unsecured personal health information held by covered entities or their business associates affecting more than 500 individuals be reported to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The requirement was somewhat…

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Ca: Alarming breach in privacy investigated at London school

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dissent

An armload of personal documents — health records and criminal record checks among them — was found carelessly tossed out by a private vocational school in London, an alarming breach of security, the school’s director says. The bulk of the documents included criminal record checks, transcripts, diplomas, doctors’ notes, immunization and vaccination forms, health card…

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Ca: Health records held for fee after doctor quits

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dissent

Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner and the province are investigating a Regina woman’s complaint that she’s being forced to pay to access her health records after they were shipped out of province when her doctor closed her medical practice. […] A Docudavit spokesperson told CBC News that the doctor did the right thing by shipping the records…

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