Are your medical records secure?
December 7th, 2008
You might expect health-care providers and insurance companies to use the best security measures to keep your medical information private.
But a national expert on...
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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...
When Complaining About Your Job Becomes a Privacy Violation
December 4th, 2008
A woman in Pennsylvania likely thought she was just complaining about her job in the way that millions of people do every day. But...
5 Bay Area firms named 2009 Technology Pioneers
December 4th, 2008
From Proteus Biomedical….Can’t remember if you took your medicine this morning? Don’t worry, the pill sent a reminder to your cell phone as it...
HIPAA Privacy Complaints Drop by 35% in November
December 1st, 2008
OCR said it received only 421 complaints in its HIPAA privacy enforcement program in November 2008 for a total of 40,669 complaints since the...
RFID Chips: A Privacy And Security Pandora’s Box?
November 25th, 2008
A research article published in the current issue of the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management suggests that Big Brother could be opening a...
CMS criticized for lax enforcement of HIPAA security rules
November 24th, 2008
Agency officials disputed the OIG findings but agreed to enhance compliance-assurance activities.
… Patients’ privacy depends on the security of health information, said Deborah C....
Google’s New Flu Tracking Tool Raises Concerns About Internet Users’ Privacy, Experts Say
November 18th, 2008
In an iHealthBeat Special Report by Deirdre Kennedy, patient privacy advocates express concerns about Google’s new online flu tracking tool.
The tool, called Flu Trends,...
A New Voice in Online Privacy: Group Wants Tighter Rules for Collecting, Using Consumer Data
November 17th, 2008
A group of privacy scholars, lawyers and corporate officials are launching an advocacy group today designed to help shape standards around how companies collect,...
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...