Proposed United States medical privacy rules deemed inadequate
September 22nd, 2010
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New HIPAA rules need more clarification
September 21st, 2010
Industry argues the rules are too strict, while we have already seen privacy enhancing technologies that can do the job.
Coalition Urges HHS To Restore Patient Control Over Access to Health Data NOW
September 14th, 2010
Now is the time to restore Americans' rights to control personal health information. Electronic health systems and data exchanges should work the way patients...
The Case for Informed Consent
August 31st, 2010
Patient Privacy Rights releases white paper making the Case for Informed Consent with Health IT
What do we think of the new recommendations?
August 20th, 2010
The Tiger Team continues to make policy recommendations that clearly violate the law and the Administration's new privacy policies.
Health IT group drafts privacy recommendations
August 19th, 2010
Tiger Team releases their proposal on how to handle your most personal information based on "fair information practices" from 1973.
WSJ Exposes Web Tracking Truths
August 2nd, 2010
They call it advertising. We call it *surveillance and data theft used to track and discriminate against every American in real time*. What do...
HHS quietly withdraws HIPAA breach-notification rule
August 2nd, 2010
Following a firestorm of criticism from privacy advocates... HHS has without fanfare withdrawn its HIPAA "breach notification" final rule that had been submitted to...
Re: State agency swaps babies’ blood for supplies
May 11th, 2010
After using newborn babies' bloodspots without proper consent, the state of Texas is getting it wrong again.
State agency swaps babies’ blood for supplies
May 8th, 2010
Companies use blood to produce and test equipment. Previously WITHOUT consent.