CBS in Denver reports: A man accused of taking pictures in a women’s restroom last year has been sentenced. Bradley Oglethorpe pleaded guilty earlier to two counts of invasion of privacy. He was sentenced on Friday to two years in jail for each count to be served consecutive for a total of four years. Read…
Category: Breaches
AU: Some chemists are selling patients’ prescription information so drug companies can increase their profits
news.com.au reports: Some chemists are selling their patients (sic) prescription information to a global health information company which sells it on to pharmaceutical companies trying to boost their sales. Doctor and consumer groups have expressed outrage about the practice they fear may impinge on patient privacy. […] …. the Australian general manager of health information giant IMS,…
Photographer Arne Svenson Who Took Pictures of Neighbors in Their Apartments With Telephoto Lens Wins New York Supreme Court Case
Hili Perlson writes: A Supreme Court ruling in favor of photographer Arne Svenson brings troubling news for privacy advocates (already distraught by Edward Snowden’s Smashed Laptop Displayed at the V&A). When his show “The Neighbors” opened at Julie Saul Gallery in 2013, it was met with outrage, followed by legal action. Svenson had been taking pictures of New York residents inside…
Couple sues Georgia sperm bank, claims donor wasn’t as advertised
Okay, this court case is going to be fascinating to a lot of people for different reasons, but I’m including mention of it on PogoWasRight.org because the sperm bank in question, Xytex Corp., allegedly accidentally disclosed the sperm donor’s name to the couple. Xytex’s current donor confidentiality policy says: …. at the present time you must be…