I realize that there are people who will cheer this or support this approach in the U.K., but I think I’m feeling sick reading this news report that Joe Cadillic sent over. Laura Donnelly reports: All children will be able to receive whole genome sequencing at birth, under ambitions laid out by the Health Secretary….
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U of Chicago wants hospital dismissed from class action accusing it of sharing patient data with Google
Scott Holland reports: The University of Chicago has asked to be dismissed from a class action lawsuit accusing Google and the university’s hospital of improperly sharing patient data, as the hospital asserted the plaintiffs haven’t been able to demonstrate how the hospital harmed anyone. On June 26, attorneys from the firm of Edelson P.C. filed a…
State Privacy Laws Have the Potential to Haunt Industry
Libbie Canter and Lindsey Tonsager of Covington & Burling write: With less than two months until it goes into effect, many practitioners are focused on bringing their programs into compliance with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) by January 1, 2020. But the rapid pace of privacy legal developments could continue next year. This past year, five…
Two former Twitter employees and a Saudi national charged in plot to spy on users for Saudi government
From the U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of California: SAN FRANCISCO –Ali Alzabarah, Ahmad Abouammo, and Ahmed Almutairi, a/k/a Ahmed Aljbreen, were charged for their respective roles in fraudulently accessing private information in the accounts of certain Twitter users and providing that information to officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced United States…