Joe Cadillic writes: The biometrics industry has never been known to miss an opportunity to make a profit. Especially when it comes at the expense of everyone’s privacy. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, facial recognition companies have been hard at work creating a new sales pitch that will allow them to maximize their profits. Across…
Category: Healthcare
No privacy review completed of controversial Telus Health Babylon app
Charles Rusnell reports: A privacy review of Babylon, the controversial telehealth doctor consultation app, may not be completed for a year or more. Telus Health has submitted a privacy impact assessment of the app to Alberta’s privacy commissioner but a review of its impact on the confidentiality of individuals’ health information will take time. Scott Sibbald, a spokesperson for…
Apps Checking Covid-19 Symptoms Pose Data Collection Risks
Ayanna Alexander reports: …. The new coronavirus crisis is still evolving and the federal government is trying to keep up by waiving certain federal privacy rules, in particular under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. But developers of mobile apps and websites aimed at fighting the virus still have to navigate state privacy laws…
Security, Privacy and the Coronavirus: Lessons From 9/11
Peter Swire writes: A few days after Sept. 11, 2001, I entered the Mott House on Maryland Avenue, not far from the Senate. The national D.C. office of the ACLU was hosting a somber meeting of privacy and civil liberties experts from across the political spectrum. We all recognized that everything on our agenda had changed drastically….