Debt Collector Is Faulted for Tough Tactics in Hospitals
April 24th, 2012
Hospital patients waiting in an emergency room or convalescing after surgery are being confronted by an unexpected visitor: a debt collector at bedside.
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Re: Sizing Up the Family Gene Pool
February 26th, 2012
Genetic testing companies sell people's test results.
Patient Data Posted Online in Major Breach of Privacy
September 8th, 2011
Stanford medical breach shows just what experts have been saying for a while: privacy standards are insufficient in electronic health records today.
When 2+2 Equals a Privacy Question
October 17th, 2009
TIME to revisit the always compelling — and often disconcerting — debate over digital privacy. So, what might your movie picks and...
And You Thought a Prescription Was Private
August 9th, 2009
Randee Lonergan says a pharmacy sold her prescription history to a local Target without her knowledge.
MORE than 10 years after she tried without success...
Online Age Quiz Is a Window for Drug Makers
March 25th, 2009
Americans yearn to be young. So it is little wonder that RealAge, which promises to help shave years off your age, has become one...
Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe Even in Your Computer
December 15th, 2008
Internet security is broken, and nobody seems to know quite how to fix it.
Despite the efforts of the computer security industry and a half-decade...
Letters: Which Way Privacy?
December 7th, 2008
Re “You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. Should You Care?” (Nov. 30):
The article concluded with the director of the M.I.T.Center for Collective Intelligence as saying: “For...
Federal Court Upholds Drug Privacy Law
November 18th, 2008
A federal appeals court in Boston on Tuesday dealt a setback to the pharmaceutical industry and companies that collect prescription data for use in...
Online Age Verification for Children Brings Privacy Worries
November 15th, 2008
WHEN it comes to protecting children on the Internet and keeping them safe from predators, law enforcement officials have vocally advocated one approach in...