The World Privacy Forum filed comments on Dec. 10 about how medical records and other health information is intersecting with online advertising and online activities. The WPF comments were filed with the Department of Health and Human Services in response to its request for comments on personal health records, privacy, and social media. Read the…
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Nova Scotia health privacy bill passes despite media fear of jail or fines
The Canadian Press reports: Nova Scotia legislation that aims to protect personal health records but also raises fears that it’s too restrictive on the media has passed. Fred Vallance-Jones, a journalism professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax, says the law could see journalists fined or jailed if they seek information from hospital…
ECHR rules on abortion rights in Ireland
The European Court of Human Rights has issued its ruling in a case cited on this blog yesterday. From their press release: In today’s Grand Chamber judgment in the case A, B, and C v. Ireland (application no. 25579/05), which is final1, the European Court of Human Rights held: By eleven votes to six, that…
EU: Forthcoming Grand Chamber judgment on abortion
The following is a press release issued by the Registrar of the Court for the The European Court of Human Rights. It concerns a decision being issued tomorrow that has important privacy implications for women in the European Union: The European Court of Human Rights will be delivering a Grand Chamber judgment in the case of…
U.S. Bank Hit with Class Action Suit Alleging Data Breach Cover-Up
Jason C. Gavejian writes: Paintball Punks filed a class action suit against U.S. Bank in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The case was subsequently removed on December 6, 2010, to the Minneapolis District Court. In the complaint, Paintball Punks alleges that between August and December 2009 it received 9 orders totaling approximately $11,000, which were fraudulently billed…
Vermont Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Second Circuit's Medical Privacy Decision
From EPIC.org, an update on a case that has been covered on this blog previously (most recently in this entry): The State of Vermont has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals decision striking down the state’s prescription confidentiality law. The law regulates data mining companies that sell or use doctors’ prescribing records…