Report: Feds need better privacy protection for data
June 18th, 2008
The government does not have adequate privacy protections for the personal information it collects, shares and stores as part of the effort to fight...
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Online medical records offer convenience, may limit privacy
June 12th, 2008
“The concept is wonderful, but because we have absolutely no control over personal health information in electronic form, they’re very dangerous,” Peel says. “There’s...
Reminder Bill Raises Privacy Concerns In California
June 11th, 2008
Privacy concerns have been raised about a bill moving through the California Legislature that would let pharmacies partner with drugmakers to send reminder letters...
Privacy Please: Your Intimate Details Hit the Internet
June 9th, 2008
In a time where reality television is now the norm, rather than the exception, privacy is a rare commodity. We want to know everything...
Malicious code makes Web surfing risky
June 6th, 2008
The chance of downloading malicious code from a Web site has increased 41 percent in the past year, according to a recent study of...
Industry Concerns About Privacy Restrictions Stall Senate’s Health IT Bill
June 2nd, 2008
A bill aimed at pushing the health care industry toward conversion to electronic records seemed to gain new life three weeks ago, after a...
Federal Agency Efforts to Encrypt Sensitive Information Are Under Way, but Work Remains
June 1st, 2008
“The GAO was asked to determine (1) how commercially available encryption technologies can help agencies protect sensitive information and reduce risks; (2) the federal...
Myths about HIPAA
May 31st, 2008
To talk about the myths surrounding HIPAA and privacy, you have to first read what HIPAA actually says about privacy. The definition of “privacy”...
The Surgeon General’s Report on Mental Health
May 28th, 2008
One expert has described the current law governing the confidentiality of health care information as a “crazy quilt of Federal and state constitutional, statutory,...
A Victory for Privacy: California Senate Rejects Bill to Allow Drug Marketing Firms Access to Patient Medical Records Without Co
May 24th, 2008
The California Senate rejected a bill this week by a vote of 17 to 17 (21 needed to “pass”) that would have allowed the...