HHS has announced another settlement: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Saint Joseph’s Medical Center for potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Saint Joseph’s Medical Center is a non-profit academic medical center in…
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State Landscape Privacy
Some helpful information on state privacy law changes in 2023 from the Computers & Communication Industry Association. Download your free copy of the 6-page file from ccianet.org. Thanks to Joe Cadillic, for sending this along.
Lewisburg residents turn to the ACLU to protect their right to privacy
Isabela Weiss reports: In Lewisburg, residents say their local officials violated their right to privacy through their complicated Social Gathering Ordinance. The ordinance requires residents to file five business days in advance for a permit to hold gatherings with 25 or more people if alcohol is served. Residents reached out to the Pennsylvania American Civil…
T-Mobile sued after employee stole nude images from customer phone during trade-in
Gabrielle Fonrouge reports: T-Mobile is once again being accused of failing to protect sensitive consumer data after an employee at one of its retail stores stole nude images from a customer’s phone when she came to trade in an old device, according to a lawsuit filed Friday. The incident is similar to at least eight others levied against T-Mobile in…