Andrea Piunno reports: Confidential medical documents have been strewn along a busy street in Richmond Hill for as long as a week, but it’s not yet clear how the breach occurred. A CityNews viewer who lives along Major Mackenzie Drive East near Yonge Street says hundreds of documents have been scattered in the area, along the…
“I am not the cop you think I am. I am a piece of s***.” – Former NYPD officer engaged in ID theft
EmpireStateNews.net reports: A former officer with the New York City Police Department was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 28 months in prison for credit card fraud and identity theft. John Montanez, 28, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty in August 2014 to one count of access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity…
Ontario health privacy law doesn't preclude class actions for intrusion upon seclusion claims
David T. S. Fraser writes: The Ontario Court of Appeal in Hopkins v. Kay, 2015 ONCA 112 (CanLII) has just ruled that the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) doesn’t preclude common law claims for intrusion upon seclusion. In the decision under appeal, the motion judge held that it was not plain and obvious that…
Law professors: HIPAA ‘not extraordinarily’ protective of personal info, prosecutions rarely occur
Amanda Robert reports: In recent weeks, it has been widely reported that Dr. Robert Taub will testify in the corruption case against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. According to the Jan. 21 federal complaint, Taub referred his patients from the Columbia University Mesothelioma Center to the high-profile asbestos cancer law firm Weitz &…
Ca: Peterborough Regional Health Centre privacy lawsuit to go ahead
The Peterborough Examiner reports: The Peterborough Regional Health Centre has lost its battle to stop a class-action suit from going ahead. Now a group of local plaintiffs whose records were accessed improperly can move forward with their lawsuit against the hospital. The suit alleges damages from a privacy breach at the hospital. Lawyer Michael Crystal…
Millions of Children Exposed to ID Theft Through Anthem Breach
Herb Weisman reports: Adults aren’t the only ones who can have their identity stolen. Tens of millions of American children had their Social Security numbers, date of birth and health care ID numbers stolen in the recent data breach at health insurance giant, Anthem Inc. This exposes these kids to the real risk of identity…