Brian Wong reports: A woman who suffered a serious eye injury during an anti-government protest in 2019 has lost an appeal to obtain copies of two search warrants Hong Kong police used to access her medical records. The Court of Appeal on Wednesday sided with the lower Court of First Instance in finding the woman,…
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Singapore public servant, another woman to be charged over COVID-19 data leak
Yahoo! reports: A female civil servant and another woman, both 36, will be charged on Wednesday (14 April) over alleged leaks of the daily updates of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Singapore prior to their official release, the police said on Tuesday (13 April). The public servant will be charged under the Official Secrets Act (OSA)…
Psychiatrist taken to Delhi High Court Over Breach of Privacy, Confidential Info
Medical Dialogues reports: New Delhi: Alleging breach of privacy and confidentiality by a psychiatrist, the 19-year-old patient has approached the Delhi High Court stating the absence of grievance redressal mechanism in Delhi under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017. The patient had been under the treatment of the psychiatrist at the Vidya Sagar Institute of…
EPIC, Coalition Urge States to Investigate Pharmacies Over Handling of Vaccine Recipients’ Personal Data
From EPIC.org: EPIC and a coalition of civil society groups urged officials in five states today to investigate major pharmacy chains over their collection and use of personal data from patients receiving COVID-19 vaccines. The federal government has partnered with retail pharmacies to expand vaccine distribution, including CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and Kroger. But as the coalition letter explains, some pharmacies “are…