From BioMed Central: The collection and use of our personal data has come under increased scrutiny and public attention in recent years, the introduction of EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being a prime example. When it comes to medical data, how do we balance protecting patients’ data with the benefits that big data and…
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L.A. County launches tracking program to find people with dementia and others who wander
Nina Afgrawal reports: Los Angeles County officials launched a program Wednesday to help locate people with autism, Alzheimer’s disease or dementia who may wander off and go missing. The program, called L.A. Found, will make use of bracelets that can be tracked through radio frequency by sheriff’s deputies. It will also create a new office,…
NZ: Privacy watchdog gives ProCare a clean bill of health
Rob O’Neill has a follow-up to an accusation that made NZ news back in July. Privacy commissioner John Edwards has found no evidence to justify an investigation into health IT provider ProCare – and has criticised those who made the complaint. The commissioner received a letter in July expressing concern that ProCare was breaching the…
UK: Jealous NHS worker accessed medical records of her boyfriend’s model ex-lover then branded her a ‘s**g bag’ in bizarre string of foul-mouthed texts
Terri-Ann Williams reports: A hospital worker overcome with jealousy accessed the medical records of her boyfriend’s model ex in order to bombard her with a barrage of text messages. Admin assistant, Amy Docker, 23, who worked at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London, texted model Candice Collier calling her a ‘s**g bag’ and…