In light of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing this bulletin to ensure that HIPAA covered entities and their business associates are aware of the ways that patient information may be shared under the HIPAA Privacy Rule in…
Category: Laws
Oklahoma Bill Would Prohibit Email Scanning
Ray Schultz reports: A privacy bill that addresses email only has been introduced in the Oklahoma State Legislature. House Bill 2810, the so-called Oklahoma Email Communication Content Privacy Protection Act, would prohibit email service providers from scanning subject lines or the body of any email communication sent to its users, and from letting any other…
U.K. Police Will Soon be able to Search Through U.S. Data Without Asking a Judge
Joe Mullin of EFF writes: Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and U.K. have negotiated a deal that sells out the privacy rights of the public in both nations. For Americans, it will effectively abrogate Fourth Amendment protections, and subject their data to search and seizure by foreign police. This is all going to start…
Florida House Moves to Block Insurers From Using DNA Testing
Bobby Caina Calvan reports: The Florida House overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that would bar life insurers from using genetic testing to deny policies. The House bill would prohibit life, disability and long-term care insurers from canceling, limiting or setting premiums based on DNA testing. If the House version prevails, it would impose some of the…