Unions riled by background checks
July 9th, 2007
A GSA union says it will file an unfair labor practice complaint about HSPD-12 program Some federal-employee unions are uneasy about mandatory background checks...
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Microsoft and Yahoo to alter privacy policy
July 6th, 2007
Yahoo and Microsoft are preparing to announce concessions in their privacy policies in the next few weeks, as pressure mounts in Europe over the...
Patient control a must
July 1st, 2007
It’s really atrocious that these three organizations would even consider supporting HIT legislation without patient control of access to...
AMA says human RFID tags could pose serious privacy risk
June 28th, 2007
RFID tags operate over short distances to provide a scanner with basic information about whatever item they’re attached to. This is being used commercially...
Privacy Isn’t Dead, or At Least It Shouldn’t Be: A Q&A with Latanya Sweeney
June 27th, 2007
In a post-9/11 world, where security demands are high, personal privacy does not have to be sacrificed, says computer scientist Latanya Sweeney, who discusses...
Privacy advocates criticize GAO testimony, HHS
June 22nd, 2007
Author’s note: On Tuesday, in testimony before a congressional oversight committee hearing, the Government Accountability Office criticized the lack of progress by HHS and...
Google Storing User Data: Controlling Privacy and Relevancy
June 18th, 2007
There has been a bit of a dust-up in the world of online privacy following the release of a report that smacked Google for...
A Little Privacy, Please
June 16th, 2007
Latanya Sweeney attracts a lot of attention. It could be because of her deep affection for esoteric and cunning mathematics. Or maybe it is...
Kolodner unveils AHIC’s privacy policy framework
June 14th, 2007
Robert Kolodner, the head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, revealed at a meeting of a key...
Analysis: Health IT’s privacy factor
June 13th, 2007
Uploading healthcare records nationwide to an electronic system could increase efficiency and lower cost but, if done incorrectly, may pose serious threats to patient...