German luxury carmaker Daimler has come under fire for carrying out blood tests on potential employees. A leading privacy advocate has condemned the practice as illegal and called for the information to be deleted. The automobile concern has defended the procedure as “completely normal” and denied any legal violations. Daimler spokeswoman Dominique Albrecht said health…
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Easybakeware.com customers notified of security concern
When easybakeware.com customers started contacting the company to report unauthorized charges on their credit cards or debit cards from other merchants during the month of September, the Connecticut-based company instructed its Microsoft Gold Level e-commerce service provider/data center to investigate. They also hired an independent security consultant, but neither the consultant nor service provider reportedly…
Doctor and Two Former Hospital Employees Sentenced for HIPAA Violations
LITTLE ROCK—Jane W. Duke, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, along with Thomas J. Browne, Special-Agent-in-Charge of the Little Rock Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today the sentencings of Dr. Jay Holland, of Little Rock, Arkansas; Sarah Elizabeth Miller, of England, Arkansas; and Candida Griffin, of Little Rock, Arkansas….
Farmers bank account details lost by Rural Payments Agency
Caroline Stocks reports: Thousands of farmers’ bank account details have been lost by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) after the Government body lost two back-up tapes of confidential data belonging to all English farmers. The RPA, which administers the single payment system of EU subsidy to English farmers, for the Department of Environment Food and…
Cyber Secure Institute Calls Wired Magazine’s “2009 Smart List” Idea “Forget Medical Privacy” Profoundly Stupid
Today, the Cyber Secure Institute called Wired Magazine’s idea that we should “forget medical privacy” profoundly stupid. This idea was part of the Magazine’s 2009 list of “Smart Ideas,” which is the cover story of Wired’s October 2009 edition. As part of the magazine’s annual list of “smart ideas,” Wired endorsed an idea promoted by…
Data Breach Incidents in India and HIPAA Compliance
naavi writes: A recent Economic Times Report in India which reported a successful Sting operation by a UK agency in which some health related data was bought from a medical transcription company has evoked some predictable response in US. As could be expected, there are voices stating that the best way forward for Health Care…