Web monitoring for ads? It may be illegal
May 19th, 2008
Online advertising has ballooned into a roughly $45 billion-a-year business, to the benefit of Google, Yahoo, ad networks, and innumerable speciality and hobbyist Web...
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Passwords no longer work to protect privacy
May 19th, 2008
Most people have come to understand that it is important to choose a complex password and to change their passwords often in order to...
Consumers key to healthcare revolution, says Steve Case
May 16th, 2008
Revolution Health CEO Steve Case predicts that consumers will shake their concerns over the security of electronic health records just as they have with...
US Reps Markey, Barton Question Charter About Web Tracking
May 16th, 2008
Two senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are questioning Charter Communications Inc.’s (CHTR) recent announcement that will collect customers’ Web-surfing information...
Guest column: Policymakers must ensure confidentiality of health records
May 16th, 2008
Iowa helps guide the nation in selecting a president. Now, it can set an example for the country by establishing high standards for protecting...
Senate nears agreement on Wired for Health bill
May 15th, 2008
Health information technology legislation could move forward by Memorial Day after key lawmakers agreed to a series of changes meant to strengthen privacy and...
Q&A with Charter VP: Your Web activity, logged and loaded
May 15th, 2008
Charter Communications is planning to monitor its customers’ Web surfing and then, anonymously, display relevant advertisements.
What the third-largest U.S. cable operator, headquartered in St....
Privacy advocates seek to protect prescription information
May 13th, 2008
The Coalition for Patient Privacy and 25 of its member organizations are asking Congress not to pass an e-prescribing mandate unless it includes provisions...
Texas city uses IT to monitor “diabetes epidemic”
May 13th, 2008
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District has established a city-based registry to more closely monitor the south Texas city’s “diabetes epidemic” and initiate improvements...
More tied to UCLA snooping
May 12th, 2008
The state links 14 people affiliated with the medical center to the improper viewing of celebrities’ files.
California health regulators have connected 14 more people...