Patient Privacy Rights and Georgetown University Law Center’sO’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Host Event Psychiatry Patient’s Story Highlights Growing Threat to Privacy WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– When a lawyer named “Julie” sought psychiatric treatment in Boston, she never imagined that the notes of sessions with her therapist would be digitized and made available to…
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UK: Doctors 'risking email privacy breaches'
This one really strikes close to home. Caroline Parkinson reports: As the email whizzes off into the ether, dread strikes. It’s gone to the wrong person. Normally, the worst that can happen is a little embarrassment. But a medical advice body is warning that while trying to use modern technology to contact patients, doctors are…
UK: Breach of privacy at Cupar GP practice
Snooping in the healthcare sector is a serious problem everywhere. The previous blog entry was from Canada. This one is from the U.K. Patients of a Cupar GP practice have expressed shock that someone has been snooping in their private medical records. The incident came to light after Bank Street Medical Group issued letters to…
Day 1, Hacking Rampage Across Canada by @TeamDigi7al
A relatively new team @TeamDigi7al has been on a spree the last few days attacking high profile targets and dumping information along the way. Before the most recent attacks on the World Health Org and Toronto Police Department they had also released a package which they call day 1 in the following statement "Well heres day 1 of…
Congress critical of TRICARE’s response; requests detailed answers while criticizing TRICARE and SAIC
Cross-posted from phiprivacy.net: At least some members of Congress are not happy with the response to a letter they sent TRICARE following the theft of backup tapes from the unattended vehicle of an employee of their contractor, SAIC. The tapes contained information on approximately 5 million military beneficiaries and their dependents. Although TRICARE’s response was not disclosed publicly, Rep. Ed…
Congress critical of TRICARE's response; requests detailed answers while criticizing TRICARE and SAIC (updated)
At least some members of Congress are not happy with the response to a letter they sent TRICARE following the theft of backup tapes from the unattended vehicle of an employee of their contractor, SAIC. The tapes contained information on approximately 5 million military beneficiaries and their dependents. Although TRICARE’s response was not disclosed publicly, Rep. Ed Markey and colleagues from…