Hal Hodson reports: Google does not have regulatory approval for its NHS healthcare deal. Two weeks ago, New Scientist revealed that Google’s artificial intelligence company DeepMind has access to the personal medical information of millions of UK patients through a data-sharing agreement with the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. But that’s only part of the story. A New Scientist investigation has…
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Dangerous driver loses appeal over gardaí accessing medical file
Ruaidhri Giblin reports: A dangerous driver’s constitutional right to privacy over a report into his blood-alcohol levels was “defeated by the overriding public interest” to investigate suspected serious crime, the Court of Appeal has stated. Michael Harty (31), of St Mary’s Terrace, Askeaton, Co Limerick, had pleaded not guilty at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving…
Hospital patient privacy laws tightened
BayToday reports that changes approved yesterday to Ontario’s health privacy law (HIPA) will strengthen patient protections: The Act will amend existing legislation to protect the personal health information of patients, including: Making it mandatory to report privacy breaches, as defined in regulation, to the Information and Privacy Commissioner and, in certain circumstances, to relevant regulatory colleges…
Privacy Commissioner Of Canada Cracks Down On Mobile Health Devices
Lisa Abe-Oldenburg of Miller Thomson LLP writes: This month, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) has been examining Internet-connected or wireless health devices that collect data on individuals.1 What the OPC is looking for is whether or not the companies that make, distribute or have access to such devices are compliant with Canada’s…