Rick Mitchell reports: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has released updated privacy guidelines with an increased focus on implementation and enforcement and a new risk-management approach to accountability for companies and public organizations, practitioners told Bloomberg BNA Sept. 11. Posted on the OECD’s website Sept. 9, the updated guidelines replace the 33-year-old original…
Will providers deny patient requests to email medical records?
Tom Sullivan writes: As a self-described “rabble rouser” Brian Ahier plans to ask his doctor to send a medical record to a free e-mail account, if only to see what happens, after the omnibus HIPAA Final Rule on Privacy and Security kicks in. “It’s obviously not the biggest thing in the omnibus rule but it’s…
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi notifies employees after AON Hewitt e-mail gaffe discloses their information
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi recently notified some employees that their names and Social Security numbers had been erroneously emailed by their vendor AON Hewitt to another client of AON Hewitt. The email error occurred on August 2 and employees were notified on September 3. Although the risk analysis indicated a very low risk of misuse,…
Promotional travel mug seller notifies customers of breach
BEL USA, LLC operates a number of web sites that sell promotional items such as travel mugs, but it is their customers who seemingly have been mugged. Consumers who made credit card transactions on BEL USA’s sites or who placed phone orders between March 1 and July 15 are receiving notification letters that their data…
Fraudulent signatures discovered on Lifeline phone applications – Scripps News investigation
Scripps News Service is not backing off on their reporting of breaches involving TerraCom and YourTel America, even though TerraCom did not respond well to their previous coverage. In a press release issued today, Scripps reports that it has uncovered people across the country whose signatures appeared on applications with TerraCom and YourTel for phones…
West Yorkshire Police: Cops rapped for snooping
Stuart Robinson reports that in the past two years, the West Yorkshire Police have opened 141 investigations into staff snooping and misuse of the police confidential database. The data, obtained under freedom of information requests filed by the paper, revealed that 90 involved police officers while 51 looked into the conduct of police staff. The…