The American Medical Association (AMA) now offers newly developed online educational resources to help physicians navigate the complex federal regulation aimed at ending information-blocking practices that impede access, exchange or use of patients’ electronic health information. The federal regulation from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) took effect on April 5 and…
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‘Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act’ Would Ban Clearview and Warrantless Location Data Purchases
Joseph Cox reports: A sweeping proposed piece of legislation with support from both Democrats and Republicans will ban law enforcement agencies from buying data from controversial firm Clearview AI, as well as force agencies to obtain a warrant before sourcing location data from brokers. The news presents significant action against two of the main avenues…
Outcry over US Postal Service reportedly tracking social media posts
Coral Murphy Marcos reports: The US Postal Service has reportedly been monitoring social media posts, with a focus on people planning protests. The surveillance procedure, known as the Internet Covert Operations Program (iCOP), tracks social media activity that it describes as “inflammatory” and shares that information to government agencies, according to a government bulletin from 16 March…
Florida House of Representatives Passes Florida Privacy Protection Act
From EPIC.org: The Florida House of Representatives today passed the Florida Privacy Protection Act, HB 969, on a 118-1 vote. The bill gives Floridians the right to know what information companies have collected about them, the right to delete and correct that information, the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of their personal information,…