Archive for February, 2009

Judgment For Disclosing PII To Business Partners: Explicit Opt-In Is Required

Friday, February 27th, 2009

I just ran across the judgment for an interesting case involving privacy and opt-in consent for disclosing personally identifiable information (PII)…

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Judgment For Disclosing PII To Business Partners: Explicit Opt-In Is Required

Friday, February 27th, 2009

I just ran across the judgment for an interesting case involving privacy and opt-in consent for disclosing personally identifiable information (PII)…

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HIPAA Violations: Nurses Allegedly Post X-Ray Photos To Facebook

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Okay, here’s a perfect real incident to use for a case study to argue discuss whether or not this is a HIPAA violation!

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7 Info Sec & Privacy Tidbits

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Today I spent a lot of time in phone meetings and doing research. So, instead of focusing on writing about one topic today, here are my tweets I sent out, that cover a wide range of topics…

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7 Info Sec & Privacy Tidbits

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Today I spent a lot of time in phone meetings and doing research. So, instead of focusing on writing about one topic today, here are my tweets I sent out, that cover a wide range of topics…

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Employee Suing Starbucks For Poor Security & Laptop Theft

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Here’s an interesting progression in how to address the growing data breaches that occur largely from ignored, overlooked, and/or inadequate security practices…

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Report on Healthcare Provider HIPAA Progress

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Here’s an interesting report from URAC about healthcare providers and HIPAA compliance progress…

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Surveillance: New Employee Privacy Law in Portugal

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

On Februry 17, 2009, a new workplace privacy law took effect in Portugal…

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Medical Identity Theft: Medical Equipment Co. Owner Sentenced to Prison

Friday, February 20th, 2009

I just ran across this U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) press release from January 20, 2009…

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2ND HIPAA Sanction: CVS Must Pay $2.25 Million And Improve Info Sec Practices For Improper Disposal

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

The 2nd ever to date HIPAA sanction has been handed down by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

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