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Duchess of Cambridge could sue for privacy breach

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dissent

Alecks Devic reports: The radio station at the centre of the royal hoax call scandal could face legal repercussions, including legal action from the Duchess of Cambridge over the broadcasting of her private medical details. Legal experts say the prank call was a clear breach of several laws, including those concerning listening and surveillance devices,…

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AU: Medical center receives ransom demand to unlock patient files

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Dissent

Stephanie Bedo reports on that a medical center’s worst nightmare has occurred. From Goldcoast: A Gold Coast medical centre is being held to ransom by an international computer hacker who wants $4000 to unlock thousands of patient files. The Miami Family Medical Centre has been without the patient files for more than a week after…

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Carolinas HealthCare System notifies Carolinas Medical Center-Randolph patients after e-mail intrusion

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Dissent

From a statement posted today: Carolinas HealthCare System is notifying approximately 5,600 patients of Carolinas Medical Center-Randolph (CMC-Randolph) whose private information may have been breached by an unauthorized electronic intruder and approximately 700 additional patients of the affected provider as a precautionary measure even though no evidence has been found that their information was obtained…

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West Virginia Supreme Court affirms HIPAA does not pre-empt state law tort claims for privacy violations

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Dissent

I seem to have missed a lawsuit that may be of interest to readers.  Back in September, Bordas & Bordas, PLLC  wrote: … What if our private information is released without our permission? What if it falls into the hands of someone who can actually cause us harm? These aren’t abstract or hypothetical questions. The danger…

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Ca: Medical files of local media personalities breached

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Dissent

This is long past the point where this type of curious employee goes snooping has become a well-known risk. One can argue that at least VCH detected it fairly quickly and took action fairly quickly, but how about prevention?  CTV reports: A female Vancouver Coastal Health employee has been fired after accessing the confidential electronic…

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Privacy breach at Bay of Plenty District Health Board

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Dissent

Kiri Gillespie reports that the Bay of Plenty District Health Board has fired an employee for snooping in 48 patients’ files and then casually discussing the cases with co-workers. Read more in the New Zealand Herald. In related coverage, Phillipa Yalden reports that the employee is a 66-year-old woman who was employed at Tauranga Hospital…

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