Amy Lynn Sorrel reports: Patient privacy is no doubt paramount in any physician practice. But when a subpoena suddenly is thrust into the physician-patient relationship, doctors may find themselves caught between the law and their privacy obligations. The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found itself in such a predicament when it agreed to turn over a…
Category: Breaches
Guernsey: Data protection law amended to include prison time
Michael Adkins of Collas Day summarizes amendments to the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law. According to Wikipedia, Guernsey is a possession of the UK and not part of the UK nor part of the EU. Of particular interest to me in their amendments: Section 55(2) has been amended to offer further exemptions to people…
Contents of Canada’s secret no-fly list exposed
Colin Freeze reports: For the first time Canadians are getting a peek into the top-secret binders containing various versions of the country’s no-fly list, thanks to an intelligence analyst who allegedly went AWOL and took the manual with her. The details – including references to “data sheets” kept on potential terrorists and “emergency directions” to…
Women’s Clothing Retailer Talbots and its Telemarketer to Pay Total of $161,000 for Violating FTC’s Robocall ‘Opt-Out’ Requirements
Women’s clothing retailer Talbots and its California marketing company have agreed to pay penalties totaling $161,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they illegally delivered prerecorded “robocalls” that failed to give consumers proper notice of their right to opt out of receiving telemarketing calls. Talbots operates stores in 587 locations in 47 states, the…