Kavitha Surana reports: Mylissa Farmer knew her fetus was dying inside of her. Her water broke less than 18 weeks into her pregnancy last August, and she was desperate for an abortion. But according to federal documents, during three emergency room visits over two days in Missouri and Kansas, doctors repeatedly gave Farmer the same…
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Health data and use of cookies: DOCTISSIMO fined €380,000
The CNIL fined DOCTISSIMO €380,000 because it failed to comply with obligations under the GDPR, in particular obtaining consent of individuals to the collection and use of their health data, and because it didn’t comply with the rules on cookies. Background information Following a complaint by the PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL association, the CNIL carried out four…
Ovulation Tracking App Premom Will be Barred from Sharing Health Data for Advertising Under Proposed FTC Order
The Federal Trade Commission charged that the developer of the fertility app Premom deceived users by sharing their sensitive personal information with third parties, including two China-based firms, disclosed users’ sensitive health data to AppsFlyer and Google, and failed to notify consumers of these unauthorized disclosures in violation of the Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR)….
Warnings over NHS data privacy after ‘stalker’ doctor shares woman’s records
Today’s reminder that insider snooping can leave patients anxious, angry, and distrustful of ever sharing their protected health information again — even if they are not the patient who was victimized. Denis Campbell reports on an insider snooping case involving the UK’s NHS: The confidentiality of NHS medical records has been thrown into doubt after a “stalker”…