IANS reports: The Tamil Nadu Public Health Department has commenced inquiry into complaints from several districts of the state that private hospitals are accessing the details of Covid-19 positive patients, officials said. The department has deputed its district-level officers to conduct inquiries in respective districts after several complaints were received in this regard. In Salem,…
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Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian truckers are protesting in Ottawa
Jessica Murphyh reports: After a week-long drive across Canada, a convoy of big rigs has arrived in the national capital to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19 measures. Organisers insist it will be peaceful, but police say they’re prepared for trouble. It’s been dubbed the Freedom Convoy, and it’s got the country talking. The movement was…
Privacy warning over South Australia govt demand for abortion data
Stephanie Richards reports: Proposed new abortion rules requiring doctors to hand over personal and medical information about their patients to the government may breach patient privacy and deter some from seeking help, legal groups have warned. Under regulations drafted by the government, hospital CEOs or doctors would be obliged to report a host of private…
News from here and there this past week…..
Some of the news stories spotted by Joe Cadillic this past week: Social Credit Surveillance Will Reach $736M Globally By 2026: https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/5134311/socialcredit-market-by-physical-and-cyber CBP stopping and searching vehicles in Salton City, California: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/firearm-ammo-meth-seized-vehicle-stop Court Orders The FBI To Reveal Details About Sabre Tracking More Than 1 Billion Passengers Air Travels In Real Time: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/court-orders-authorizing-law-enforcement-track-peoples-air-travels-real-time-must https://www.eff.org/document/forbes-media-v-united-states-eff-amicus-brief FBI…