Jill Theobald reports: A health care assistant at Rotherham Hospital is believed to have been suspended after allegedly accessing and disclosing personal patient information to and about family members without authorisation. The employee reportedly accessed the personal information of several patients and shared it with their family members – a “breach of patient confidentiality which…
Category: Breaches
Estee Lauder Beats Lawsuit Over Website Virtual Try-On Feature
Christopher Brown reports: Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. and its technology contractor Perfect Corp. defeated a biometric-privacy lawsuit alleging it collected the face scans of website visitors without their consent through the site’s virtual try-on feature, a federal court ruled. Plaintiffs Celia Castelaz, Brittanie Nalley, Northa Johnson, and Lori Carter failed to show that Estee Lauder…
Madison Square Garden Facial ID Suit Should Advance, Judge Says
Christopher Brown reports: Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. should be required to face allegations that it violated the New York City biometrics law at its entertainment venues, a federal magistrate judge said in a recommendation. The plaintiffs’ allegation that MSG benefited from using their information because it allowed the company to deter litigation and reduce…
Former Executive Sentenced to Probation for HIPAA Violation
Steve Alder reports: Mark Kevin Robison, a former vice president of Commonwealth Health Corporation (now Med Center Health) in Kentucky has been sentenced to 2 years’ probation and ordered to pay $140,000 in restitution after reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors over a HIPAA violation. Robison pled guilty to knowingly disclosing the protected health…