Freedom of Information requests hold steady
Mississauga – Mississauga,ON,Canada
For example, rather than individual provinces building their own databases of citizenship information from scratch, Dr. Ann Cavoukian is urging Ottawa to …
‘Crime free’ initiative catches heat
Northumberland News – Cobourg,Ontario,Canada
The complaint against Northumberland County, and a similar one against Peel Region, is now being investigated by Ann Cavoukian, privacy commissioner of …
Medical secrets of Hollywood stars sold by hospital staff
Independent – London,England,UK
By Guy Adams in Los Angeles As if the daily attention of paparazzi and rubbish-sifting journalists wasn’t enough, the privacy of dozens of Hollywood …
List of Snoops Grows at UCLA Medical Center
findingDulcinea – New York,New York,USA
Victims of privacy violations include Britney Spears, actress Farrah Fawcett and California First Lady Maria Shriver. UCLA had been attempting to address …
Medical Blogs May Threaten Patient Privacy
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
7 (HealthDay News) — Blogs written by medical professionals may pose a threat to patient privacy, because the authors of the blogs may inadvertently reveal …
Protect Social Security privacy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – Rochester,NY,USA
As they correctly put more and more documents on the Web, they must make sure that the privacy of the filers is protected. Before the data are posted. …
Records loss may violate US law
Houston Chronicle – United States
“This is an egregious invasion of people’s privacy … but the history of privacy violations in the United States is that there’s all kinds of smoke, …
Bill Would Let Insurers Track Where, When, How Californians Drive
MarketWatch – USA
The bill authorizes different insurance rates for drivers who choose to protect their privacy and those who agree to place a “black box” in their cars. …
State investigates after breach of guv’s records
MLive.com – MI,USA
“The privacy of medical records is a very serious issue,” she said. “Everyone deserves to know they’re medical information is safe. …
Nelson Hospital privacy blunder
Stuff.co.nz – New Zealand
Nelson Hospital has made another embarrassing botch-up, sending two patients each other’s private information. The hospital made a similar error just two …
Crafty crooks making ID theft more common
San Diego Union Tribune – United States
By David Hasemyer Hacking into a merchant’s computer system is a relatively simple task for cyber-criminals, so privacy and security experts say they …