There’s an update to a lawsuit, noted previously, that alleged that two police officers misused a database to find out information about a highway patrol trooper who issued a speeding ticket to a Miami police officer in 2011. The trooper sued after being harassed, alleging violations of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. The city would later claim, as…
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TX: Couple sues Plano company after private images posted online
Amber Downing reports: A local couple is suing a cell phone repair company after an employee allegedly posted dozens of pornographic images of them on social media. Dane Jaskinia said he sent his Samsung phone in for repairs in April 2015 after the charge port broke. Sprint sent the phone to Repair Services Inc. in Plano. A…
IN: McDonald’s employee arrested for allegedly skimming customers’ credit card info
WLFI reports: A West Lafayette McDonald’s employee has been arrested after detectives believe she used a skimming device to steal credit card information from customers at the drive-thru window. It happened at the West Lafayette McDonald’s on Sagamore Parkway, near Salisbury Street. Read more on WLFI.
WV: Woman says St. Mary’s didn’t protect her medical records
Kyla Asbury reports on another small-n breach case that reportedly had huge consequences for the victim: A Wayne County woman is suing St. Mary’s Medical Center after she claims it allowed people to access her private health information that should not have had access. St. Mary’s Medical Management LLC; Cabell-Huntington Hospital Inc.; Rebecca Winters, formerly…
Disciplinary action withdrawn against two dozen nurses accused in privacy breach
James Wood reports: Disciplinary measures have been dropped against dozens of Alberta Health Services employees in the case of a massive alleged privacy breach in Calgary, although some workers still face sanctions. In October, AHS announced 48 employees working out of South Health Campus faced disciplinary action, with at least one being fired, for improperly accessing a patient’s information….
MT: St. Peter’s Hospital, pharmacist, sued over medical privacy following alleged rape
Sanjay Talwani reports: A woman who went to St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena after an alleged a rape is suing the hospital and a pharmacist, saying they violated her medical privacy. The woman told authorities last year she was raped by Andrew Stevick back in January 2015. He’s admitted to criminal endangerment in the case and…