Erin Connolly reports: As the issue of immigration continues to be a focal point in the Trump administration, healthcare professionals have started grappling with the question of whether or not they must report undocumented immigrants to authorities — or face Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations if they do. In 2013, Arizona introduced…
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TikTok Hit With $5.7 Million Fine Over Child Privacy
Krista Gmelich reports: Musical.ly, the popular teen video app now known as TikTok, will pay a record $5.7 million to settle claims by the U.S. government that it illegally collected personal information from children. Musical.ly reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency said Wednesday in a statement, resolving allegations that the social-media…
SFPD’s Handling of Private Information Under Scrutiny
Nuala Sawyer reports: The leak of private information surrounding Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s death caused a rash of speculation, gossip, and questionable media coverage that, for a couple days, threatened to overshadow the work of San Francisco’s longtime advocate. Luckily, much of the speculation appears to have been quashed — for now — so that…
What’s the Emergency? Keeping International Requests for Law Enforcement Access Secure and Safe for Internet Users
Katitza Rodriguez writes: Law enforcement access to data is in the middle of a profound shake-up across the globe. States are pushing to get quicker, deeper, and more invasive access to personal data stored on the global Internet, and are looking to water down the international safeguards around privacy and due process in the name…