Joseph Cox reports: Over the last few months, The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), campaign groups, and various scooter companies have been engaged in debate around a burgeoning city-planning and privacy issue. LADOT is requesting those firms to provide real-time location data of their scooters, so the department can see which companies may be…
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MN: A blood sample in a lab is not “information” within the physician-patient privilege statute
Seen at FourthAmendment.com: A blood sample in a lab is not “information” within the physician-patient privilege statute. The state sought a search warrant for the blood sample. State v. Atwood, 2019 Minn. LEXIS 122 (Mar. 13, 2019). I had never thought of that before, but yes, I can see how it is not “information” although…
NL: St. John’s councillors to receive privacy training after breach
Juanita Mercer reports: St. John’s Coun. Wally Collins was not aware he had breached an individual’s privacy when he forwarded a traffic report to two residents in October last year, a city spokesperson wrote in an emailed statement to The Telegram. “The breach was a result of a mistake on his part and Councillor Collins apologizes…
FTC Releases 2018 Privacy and Data Security Update
The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s primary privacy and data security enforcer, released its annual report highlighting its privacy and data security work for 2018. The FTC’s privacy and security enforcement actions in 2018 included shutting down revenge porn website MyEx.com, approving a settlement with peer-to-peer payment service Venmo over deceptive privacy settings, approving an expanded…