Kim Arin reports: Being confirmed with COVID-19 in South Korea means giving up autonomy over your personal data. Once you are diagnosed, local officials have the authority to look through your cellphone, credit card history and closed-circuit camera recordings of recent visits in a process known as contact tracing. […] Starting Wednesday, people wishing to…
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New Mexico: Motorist Sues After Police Conduct Prostate Exam For Failure To Signal
TheNewspaper.com reports: An innocent motorist may pursue his lawsuit against hospital personnel who, at the direction of police, conducted a “digital rectal examination” after he was pulled over for allegedly failing to signal a turn. The New Mexico Court of Appeals last week gave a partial green light to Timothy Young to go after the…
Moncton doctor who snooped in patient files dead
CBC News reports a follow-up to a troubling breach of patient records: A Moncton doctor who was fired for snooping through the medical records of women and girls has died. Fernando Rojas Lievano died June 1, lawyer Mathieu Boutet told a judge Monday. […] Rojas gained notoriety more than five years ago when it was…
This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders, as of June 8, 2020
From the law firm of Littler Mendelson: Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift. These health screening…