HIPAA Journal reports: New research indicates virtually all U.S. hospitals have been using tracking software on their websites that captures visitor data, including health information, and transfers that information to third parties. The study – published this month in Health Affairs – was conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. They used the 2019 American Hospital…
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IRS Wants to Buy Internet Mass Monitoring Tool
Joseph Cox reports: The IRS wants to purchase an internet monitoring tool from a company that has sold products to sections of the U.S. military and the FBI, according to public procurement records. The company, called Team Cymru, provides access to “netflow” data, which can show activity on the wider internet, such as which server communicated with another….
EU’s RTBF Continues to Produce Undesirable Results
Eric Goldman writes: This is not the first time my blog has been subject to right-to-be-forgotten (RTBF) takedowns. See, e.g., this post (scroll down for the updates). But every time the RTBF is applied to my blog, it’s probably a wrongful application of a misguided policy and worth relaying here. Here is the notice I recently received:…
Which countries have banned TikTok, and why?
Euronews and AP report: Belgium has joined the list of countries that have recently issued orders banning the use of TikTok on government-issued devices as concerns grow over the app’s privacy and security. The Chinese-owned video-sharing app will be temporarily prohibited from devices owned or paid for by Belgium’s federal government for at least six…