From TorrentFreak: A few days ago, GitHub disabled the domain of a Pirate Bay Proxy information portal following a DMCA notice sent by City of London Police. The operator of the site is unhappy with the removal. In a DMCA counternotice, GitHub is asked to reinstate the domain since it doesn’t link to any infringing…
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Murderer gets 30 years for fatal stabbing, claims jail is violating medical privacy rights
This news story was published in December but I am first seeing it now. Paul Blume reported: A Minneapolis man sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for a brutal stabbing death earlier this year also filed a lawsuit claiming the Hennepin County Jail violated his medical privacy rights while in custody. A jury…
Woodbridge delegate’s bill would block parents from seeing children’s medical records
Potomac Local News reports: A bill filed by lawmakers representing Prince William and Stafford counties aims to restrict parents; access to medical records. Delegate Candi Mundon King’s HB2109 will allow judges to deny parents access to medical records if the judge deems the action “would be reasonably likely to cause substantial harm to the minor or another…
MN: Mayo Clinic settles another lawsuit stemming from insider-wrongdoing
Andy Brownell reports: The Mayo Clinic has apparently settled another lawsuit stemming from a data breach by a former Mayo Clinic employee. The lawsuit was filed in November 2020 by Olga Ryabchuk and sought class-action status on behalf of the more than 1600 Mayo Clinic patients who had their medical records improperly accessed. The case was officially…