Isobel Roe: A mental health expert says a trial of GPS tracking devices on some Townsville mental health patients is likening them to criminals. The West Moreton health service was the first in Queensland to trial the ankle devices. Legislation in Queensland allows tracking devices to be fitted to the ankles of mental health patients…
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AL: Former Flowers Hospital employee sentenced in data theft for tax refund fraud case
He tried – unsuccessfully – to withdraw his guilty plea, and now Kamarian Millender has been sentenced to two years in prison and $18,915 restitution for his role in stealing patient data from Flowers Hospital for use in a tax refund fraud scheme. A lawsuit against the hospital over the breach survived a motion to…
FL: Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County announces breach at Family Central, Inc. (updated)
The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County posted the following announcement on their web site yesterday: The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County has learned of a breach in the security of the electronic database that manages the personal information of individuals applying for or receiving services from the coalition. This breach occurred…
DOJ Misleads Court About Medical And Financial Records In Appeals Over NSA Surveillance
Jonathan Mayer writes: Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in a challenge to the NSA’s phone metadata program. While watching, I noticed some quite misleading legal claims by the government’s counsel. I then reviewed last month’s oral arguments in the D.C. Circuit, and I spotted a similar assertion. In both cases, the government attorney waved away…
IA: Woodbury County department finds possible breach of privacy
KTIV reports: A Woodbury County department found a possible breach in personal privacy involving its invoices. The county board held a meeting Thursday to discuss whether there was an actual violation. The Woodbury County supervisors spoke today about a possible breach of information that was brought up by the social services department. The department says…
Sony's Employees' Medical Records Revealed by Hackers
Shannon Pettypiece reports: Documents stolen from Sony Corp. (6758)by hackers include detailed and identifiable health information on more than three dozen employees, their children or spouses — a sign of how much information employers have on their workers and how easily it can become public. One memo by a human resources executive, addressed to the company’s…