KTVZ reports: Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Ore., asked Thursday for details about the thoroughness of privacy protections on health information for students who use on-campus medical facilities at colleges and universities nationwide. In a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Wyden expressed concern that the rules protecting medical information collected by campus health facilities are…
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Congresswoman ‘Troubled’ By Privacy Loophole On Student Health Records Confronts Education Department
Tyler Kingkade reports: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) on Wednesday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concern that current federal law may permit universities to review a student’s medical records without their permission. “I am troubled that there appears to be a loophole in federal privacy law that allows the personal and…
Privacy advocates encourage Mattel to shut down Hello Barbie toy
From the if-you-have-nothing-to-hide-from-your-toys dept. Aileen Graef reports: Privacy advocates are concerned about the latest doll from Mattel called Hello Barbie which records conversations of children. The $74.99 doll was introduced at the New York toy fair with the newest tech-enhanced blonde asking, “I love New York! Don’t you? Tell me, what’s your favorite part about…
MN: Bills Introduced to Protect Students’ Physical Privacy
If I preface this post by identifying it as a press release from the Christian Newswire, perhaps you can guess what’s coming… The Student Safety and Physical Privacy Act was introduced in the Minnesota House and Senate today. Senator Brown introduced SF 1543, with co-authors Kiffmeyer, Ruud, Thompson and Westrom. Representative Tim Miller introduced HF 1546, with…