Eric Thieme of Faegre Baker Daniels writes: Is your Fitbit data covered by HIPAA? It depends upon where you got it (kind of). If you go to the store and pick up a Fitbit on your own, the data it generates is governed by the user agreement that you click through (which I’m sure everyone read…
Category: Workplace
Hungary – decision issued on employee monitoring
DAC Beachcroft LLP writes: The Hungarian data protection authority (NAIH) has recently issued a decision on workplace surveillance of employees (Decision)…. The main findings of the Decision were: Employee monitoring for the purpose of increasing work intensity and work quality would be unlawful; Only the minimum necessary data should be recorded; Recording can only take place…
Washington State Trooper claims city violated his rights to privacy
Brian Kelly reports: A trooper with the Washington State Patrol is claiming the city of Bainbridge Island violated his privacy rights and hurt his law enforcement career after he was rejected for a job with the Bainbridge police department. Jermaine Walker, a 32-year-old trooper with the State Patrol, filed a $300,000 damage claim against the…
Ex-deputy director of Hudson County jail sentenced to 21 months for illegal wiretaps
Patrick Villanova reports: The deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for illegally wiretapping his co-workers and another individual, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Kirk Eady, 47, of East Brunswick, was previously found guilty of one count of intentionally intercepting communications of others following a four-day trial in March before…