From the ICO: An undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed by Aberdeenshire Council after a paper file was lost by an employee of the Adult Mental Health section of the council’s Social Work service. The employee had placed the file on the roof of his car before driving off….
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UK: Payouts suggested for "irresponsibly used" patient data in care.data scheme – report
Press Association reports: Patients whose personal information is misused in the new medical records data-sharing scheme should be able to sue the NHS, a new report suggests. People whose data is lost or “irresponsibly used” under the care.data initiative should be able to claim compensation through the NHS Litigation Authority, the authors said. The group…
Re-identification risks have been overstated
Dr Philippa Brice writes: Genomic databases are the bedrock of new moves towards more tailored and precise personalised medicine, and nowhere more so than in cancer. Tumour genome sequences can both inform diagnosis, prognosis and treatment for cancer, and serve as a crucial research resource to underpin the development of new and improved options for…
UK: NHS patient information in data breach by Diagnostic Health
Michele Paduano reports: As many as 10,000 NHS patients may have been affected by a series of data protection breaches by a private firm. A leaked report from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) revealed patient data was stored unencrypted by Birmingham company Diagnostic Health. The company, which carries out ultrasound scans for the NHS, said…
UK: Scores of blunders sees Norfolk councils breach data laws over confidential information
Freedom of information requests are useful tools for uncovering breaches. Dan Grimmer reports on what one such investigation revealed: Personal information about some of the most vulnerable people in the region has been lost, misused or mistakenly shared because of a string of blunders at local councils, new statistics have shown. The catalogue of mistakes…
CT Attorney General Investigating Possible Data Breach At Community Health Center
Shawn R. Beals reports: The state Attorney General is investigating a possible data breach at the Community Health Center after a complaint by the non-profit health center’s former information technology director. Ali Eslami, who worked for CHC for 14 years before he was fired in February, said he has been in contact with attorneys there…