I recently commented on the rush to class action lawsuits that seems to have become the norm. Today, I was interested to see this column by John Halamka, MD, CIO, CareGroup Health System, Harvard Medical School. He writes, in part: As with any profession there are those attorneys who use the law for personal gain….
Category: Breaches
Ca: Privacy & Tort Law Developments
Michael Power writes: Tort law in Canada may take a new privacy-related turn if a recent press report is to be believed. Data protection statues in Canada generally apply to organizations engaged in business activities. These statutes do not address the actions of individuals who misuse the personal information of others and, given the growth and popularity…
Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software Developer Settles FTC Charges
Frostwire LLC, a peer-to-peer file-sharing application developer, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its software likely would cause consumers to unwittingly expose sensitive personal files stored on their mobile devices, and that it misled consumers about which downloaded files from their desktop and laptop computers would be shared with a file-sharing network….
MN: DVS Database Searches of Woman’s History May Be Data Breach
Paul Blume reports: A recent audit at the state’s driver and vehicle services division has 18 law enforcement agencies — including the FBI in Minneapolis — looking into why one woman’s private data was accessed 400 times within four years and whether or not it was justified. There are currently investigations at multiple state agencies,…