From CDT.org: The public has significant privacy concerns about having their medical records on-line. That mistrust of health IT poses a serious obstacle to its widespread adoption. We need to build on the privacy rules already found in HIPAA and create new protections leading to a comprehensive privacy and security policy framework for the evolving…
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OH: Postmaster Charged With Identity Theft
The United States Post Office is entrusted with getting mail to the intended recipient safely. Now the former post master of Bethel is accused of stealing a former employee’s identity. Jennifer Justice, of New Richmond, was indicted on October 22, 2008 for allegedly using someone else’s information to obtain credit cards and magazine subscriptions. Read…
UK: Court documents found in middle of road
David Mills reports: A file of confidential documents relating to an ongoing court case have been found scattered across a road by a member of the public. Around 100 muddied A4 sheets were found near the Waldo Road tip in Bromley at the junction of Homesdale Road and Waldo Road at around 9am on Tuesday…
Data Privacy Day 2009
January 28 is the second international Data Privacy Day in the U.S., Canada, and over two dozen European countries. In Congress, Rep. David Price of North Carolina has introduced a resolution supporting the designation of January 28, 2009 as National Data Privacy Day. To date, the bill has six co-sponsors: Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] Rep…
Bills in introduced in Congress (continued)
The following bills were also introduced in Congress this week and have been added to the Bills in Congress page on this site to enable tracking: Introduced by Price, for himself and Stearns: A resolution expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as “National Data Privacy Day”. H. Res. 31. Introduced by Kirk, for…
UK: Security probe after data breach at prison
Aasma Day reports: A security probe has been launched after a memory stick containing details of more than 6,000 prisoners was lost – with the password attached to it. The USB data stick was lost by a health worker at Preston prison. All 6,360 patients are, or have been, a prisoner at Her Majesty’s Prison…