Clinton Hinely reports: A Richmond Hill man has been charged with falsely accusing people of patient privacy violations. Jeffrey Parker, 43, is charged with one count of false statements, according to a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The charge carries a possible sentence of up to five years in federal prison. According…
Category: Laws
U.S. starts collecting DNA from some migrants, including teens
So many people didn’t pay careful attention to a law passed in 2005, it seems. CBS News reports: The Trump administration began implementing a pilot program Monday to collect DNA samples from certain migrants and immigrants in U.S. immigration custody, including teenagers and green card holders. It’s the first stage of a controversial and sweeping…
New law in effect in North Dakota may pose privacy risks
Valley News Live reports: North Dakota is now the first state to allow anyone with a computer and internet connection access to court documents from their own home or a remote location, according to state officials. Yet, there’s disagreement on whether this is a good thing with sensitive information being exposed to millions. The court…
Belgian Supervisory Authority Imposes Cookie Fine
Kristof Van Quathem of Covington & Burling writes: On December 17, 2019, the Belgian Supervisory Authority (“SA”) imposed a fine of € 15,000 on an SME operating a legal information website that welcomes approximately 35,000 unique visitors a month. Interestingly, in the apparent absence of any actual complaints submitted to the SA, it carried out…