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FTC vs. LabMD hearing starts

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Dissent

Opening statements were held today in FTC vs. LabMD, one of only two data security enforcement cases  that have not resulted in a consent order to settle charges. FTC attorney Alain Sheer provided the overview of the FTC’s complaint, alleging that LabMD failed to have a reasonable and appropriate data security program. He was only just into his…

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Disgraceful misuse of medical records in Texas political campaign

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Dissent

This is just plain ugly politics.  And any person involved in making these records public for political purposes is not fit for any public office.   

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LabMD Files Appeal, Takes Fight Against FTC Back to 11th Circuit

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Dissent

From Cause of Action, who are representing LabMD in their battle with the FTC: Today, Cause of Action (CoA) is filing an emergency appeal on behalf of LabMD, following a federal judge’s ruling that he lacked jurisdiction even while telling the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) “the public is served by guiding people beforehand rather than beating them…

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Lawsuit alleges unauthorized publication of personal genetics data

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Dissent

Cyrus Farivar reports: On Tuesday, an Alaska man became the lead plaintiff in a proposed class-action lawsuit filed against the makers of Family Tree, a Texas-based DNA testing company. In his suit, Michael Cole alleges that months after purchasing a Family Tree at-home genetics kit and joining a “project,” an online forum for people doing related research about…

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UC Irvine notifying patients after keylogger exfiltrated patient data for six weeks

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Dissent

The University of California – Irvine is notifying patients of a data security breach involving their medical information. On March 26, UC Irvine discovered that one of the computers in the UC Irvine Student Health Center had been infected with a virus.  They subsequently  verified that two other computers also were infected. “The three computers were infected…

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Ultimate Software dropped from federal lawsuit against UPMC

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Dissent

Not surprisingly in light of their statement that UPMC wasn’t even a client of theirs, the UPMC employee who has sued UPMC over a data breach affecting 27,000 employees has now dropped Ultimate Software from her lawsuit.

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