Rebecca Santana and Rick Gentilo of AP report: A passenger walks up to an airport security checkpoint, slips an ID card into a slot and looks into a camera atop a small screen. The screen flashes “Photo Complete” and the person walks through — all without having to hand over their identification to the TSA…
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Our Definition of Harm Is Harmful
Bill Fitzgerald writes: In April 2023, the class action lawsuit against Illuminate Education was thrown out because the judge in the case determined that the people whose data was impacted by the breach could not show any harm, or any instances of identity theft, from the breach. This decision is both fully in line with past situations…
Warnings over NHS data privacy after ‘stalker’ doctor shares woman’s records
Today’s reminder that insider snooping can leave patients anxious, angry, and distrustful of ever sharing their protected health information again — even if they are not the patient who was victimized. Denis Campbell reports on an insider snooping case involving the UK’s NHS: The confidentiality of NHS medical records has been thrown into doubt after a “stalker”…
Tennessee Enacts Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill, Texas Legislature Passes Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
More states are passing or enacting state privacy laws that are called “comprehensive,” but are they really? TENNESSEE Jason C. Gavejian & Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: On May 11, 2023, Tennessee’s Governor signed Senate Bill 0073, the Tennessee Information Protection Act, making the state the eighth state to pass consumer privacy legislation. Tennessee joins…