Mike Masnick writes: Last week, we were perplexed as to why House Democrats had agreed to an extension of NSA/FBI surveillance powers for a President they keep insisting is incompetent and vindictive against anyone he dislikes. At the same time, we couldn’t figure out why Republicans were so keen to support it at the same time…
Category: Laws
Brave accuses Google of using ‘hopelessly vague’ privacy policies that breach GDPR
Campbell Kwan reports: Google has been accused of breaching one of the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) principles surrounding consent that requires companies to provide a specific purpose for collecting and processing user personal data. In a complaint [PDF] filed to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), Chromium-based browser Brave alleges that Google’s privacy policy infringes the…
COVID-19 & HIPAA Bulletin Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties During a Nationwide Public Health Emergency
From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: The Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak imposes additional challenges on health care providers. Often questions arise about the ability of entities covered by the HIPAA regulations to share information, including with friends and family, public health officials, and emergency personnel. As summarized in more detail below,…
UK: Data protection and coronavirus: what you need to know
From the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), this FAQ: The ICO recognises the unprecedented challenges we are all facing during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We know you might need to share information quickly or adapt the way you work. Data protection will not stop you doing that. It’s about being proportionate – if something feels excessive…