Kirsty Lawrence reports: The privacy commissioner is calling for the chief of defence to tell him what he’s planning to do to ensure service personnel’s privacy after reports that personal vaccine information was being shared among staff. In July, a letter sent to Minister of Defence Peeni Henare, which Stuff obtained, stated several members of the armed forces…
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Waikato DHB wins injunction to stop Radio NZ using hacked data
Stuff reports: Waikato District Health Board has succeeded in court action to stop Radio New Zealand using data taken in a cyber-attack. In a decision released on Wednesday, the health board has won an interim injunction through the High Court restraining Radio NZ from accessing stolen data without consent and to permanently delete that data…
Overdose data, often scattered and siloed, pose challenges for researchers racing to predict risk
Kevin Lin reports: As fatal overdoses once again rise — accounting for 92,183 deaths in 2020, a 30% increase from the year before — public health researchers are racing to develop better tools to prevent them. […] … the treatment of opioid use disorder and the stigma still surrounding the condition — shape what data can…
Privacy Commissioner of Alberta Releases Babylon by Telus Health Investigation Reports
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) has issued its findings and recommendations after investigating the Babylon by Telus Health app under the Health Information Act (HIA)and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). “I support virtual health care solutions and innovations, and I hope the lessons learned from this investigation help other healthcare professionals and…