At a time when concerns about the privacy and security of electronic health records are a hot topic and the issue of private vs. public health insurance is making the front pages, a lawsuit filed by a former Kaiser employee alleges that Kaiser knowingly and repeatedly violated HIPAA, exposed millions of members to identity theft,…
Category: Breaches
Philly cop accused of running criminal background check on Obama
Philadelphia’s police department is investigating why an officer used his police car’s computer to run a criminal background check on President Barack Obama. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said Friday the officer could face discipline for performing the check Wednesday morning. The Secret Service alerted the department after it learned about the incident from National Crime…
Court: Woman can smoke in her own garden
A feud in Åkarp in southern Sweden between a cigarette-puffing woman and her smoke-sensitive neighbour has finally been put to rest by Swedish courts. On Friday, the the Environmental High Court made a final ruling that the woman may light up as much as she wants to in her own garden. In its decision, the…
Man tells WaMu to give back his $90,000
Washington Mutual fired an employee for stealing money from a customer’s account, but won’t give the customer his $90,000 back, the man claims in Federal Court. Daniel Knox dba Universal Crown Real Estate ….. claims that the bank employee who opened his account for him, Biron Dotson, also misappropriated his money, and the bank fired…