Jackie Hong reports: The Yukon Hospital Corporation (YHC) violated privacy legislation when it shared a new mother’s health information with a community health centre without the woman’s knowledge or consent, the territory’s privacy watchdog has found. However, after an internal review and consultation with British Columbia health authorities, the YHC determined that there was nothing…
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European Court of Human Rights Finds Violation of Journalist’s Privacy
Jack Boeglin of Covington & Burling writes: On 10 January 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the Republic of Azerbaijan violated Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by failing to adequately investigate claims by an Azerbaijani journalist that she had been the victim of political…
Feds Can’t Force You To Unlock Your iPhone With Finger Or Face, Judge Rules
Thomas Brewster reports: A California judge has ruled that American cops can’t force people to unlock a mobile phone with their face or finger. The ruling goes further to protect people’s private lives from government searches than any before and is being hailed as a potentially landmark decision. Previously, U.S. judges had ruled that police…
DNA sequencing can help fight epidemics—but there are privacy risks
Liam Shaw And Nicola C. Sugden report: The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak. As is the case with any disease caused by pathogenic viruses – like Zika or influenza – Ebola spreads dangerously and unpredictably. This makes tracking the movement of viruses around the world a major challenge. Researchers have increasingly…