As is usually the case, EFF and I agree. Their recent press release on Sorrell v. IMS: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to focus on the privacy issues at stake in a battle over the sale and data mining of medical records, urging justices to reverse a ruling that…
NY: Lawsuit alleges nurse divulged confidential information on STD
When I think about privacy breaches that can really do harm, I often think of information about mental health issues or sexually transmitted diseases. If the allegations in a NY lawsuit are proven, this is one of those nightmare cases where there are devastating effects of a willful breach by an insider. Jonathan Perlow reports:…
Ca: Medical records sent to roofer by mistake
Vancouver Island Health Authority is investigating an apparent privacy breach in which medical records were repeatedly faxed to a Langford roofer. Problems arose in replying to physicians’ faxed requests for procedures in the medical imaging department, said VIHA spokeswoman Suzanne Germain. “This particular medical clinic had their fax number in tiny font on the fax…
ID: Man upset after hospital sends private info out in the mail
Alana Brophy reports: Doctor appointment reminders are pretty common, but when one Boise man received his in the mail, he got a lot more than he wanted on the address line. “My phone number, my date of birth, my wife’s group insurance number and my part B number, which is my Social Security number all…
Ie: Skimming ‘mastermind’ held after raid on suburban house
Barry Duggan reports: A mastermind behind an international fraud operation responsible for skimming both private and business bank accounts has been uncovered in Limerick. Following a major joint investigation by gardai and customs officers, a Moldovan man was arrested at a house in Limerick city yesterday. The evidence recovered at the suburban home and taken…
Ie: Data breach code ‘not signed off’
Elaine Edwards reports: A code of practice that would have forced organisations to report cases where personal data was stolen or compromised cannot be enforced because it was not put before the Oireachtas prior to the dissolution of the last Dáil. Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes approved the code last year to help organisations to…