Andis Robeznieks, Senior News Writer for the American Medical Association (AMA), writes: Two federal agencies have proposed rules pertaining to health information technology that will have a significant impact on the exchange, access and use of all health care data. While there are elements in both that deserve support, there are also several problems—particularly when…
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PCLOB to review use of PNR (airline reservation) data
The Identity Project writes: Following its most recent meeting on May 31, 2019, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) announced last week that “The Board has voted to conduct an oversight project related to the use of airline Passenger Name Records.” We welcome this announcement by the PCLOB, and look forward to whatever…
Privacy Shield Ombudsperson Confirmed by the Senate
Mark Young and Sam Jungyun Choi of Covington & Burling write: On June 20, 2019, Keith Krach was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the Trump administration’s first permanent Privacy Shield Ombudsperson at the State Department. The role of the Privacy Shield Ombudsperson is to act as an additional redress avenue for all EU…
Minnesota Cop Awarded $585K After Colleagues Snooped on Her DMV Data
Louise Matsakis reports a follow-up to a snooping case previously noted on this site. In 2013, Amy Krekelberg received an unsettling notice from Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources: An employee had abused his access to a government driver’s license database and snooped on thousands of people in the state, mostly women. Krekelberg learned that she…