Data Privacy
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12.12.19
Breach Triggers $1.6M Penalty for HIPAA Violations
In November 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights imposed a $1.6M civil money penalty on the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Aging and Disability Services for HIPAA violations.
Category Data Privacy
12.06.19
The California Consumer Privacy Act’s impact on out-of-state...
The CCPA, which includes various protections against the collection and disclosure of consumers’ personal information, was signed into law in June 2018.
Category Data Privacy
12.05.19
Health system’s refusal to properly report breach to OCR leads...
On November 27, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Sentara Hospitals (Sentara) has agreed to pay $2.175 million to OCR and adopt a corrective action plan that includes two years of monitoring to settle possible violations of HIPAA.
Category Data Privacy
12.03.19
A new neighborhood watch? Amazon’s “smart doorbell” raises...
Although the features of the Ring Video Doorbell have provided its users with a greater sense of security, they have also recently raised concerns relating to privacy.
Category Data Privacy
11.21.19
Massachusetts District Court halts “suspicionless” searches of...
Although the court stopped short of requiring border officials to obtain a warrant supported by probable cause prior to searching smartphones and laptops, its decision is being hailed as a major victory by privacy rights advocates. The ruling will serve as an important check on the rising number of electronic device searches conducted at the border each year.
Category Data Privacy
11.18.19
“Deepfake” of CEO’s voice used to steal thousands in U.K....
An artificial intelligence software mimicked the voice of a CEO so well that it fooled an employee into transferring $243,000 to the criminals’ bank account.
Category Data Privacy
11.15.19
Class action suit alleges Juul Labs, Inc. violated Illinois...
A class action complaint, filed on November 7, 2019, alleges that Juul Labs, Inc. violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “BIPA”), by failing to provide consumers with the necessary disclaimers related to the use of facial recognition technology in Juul’s age-verification process.
Category Data Privacy
11.01.19
OCR imposes $2.15 million fine against health system for...
On October 23, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it had imposed a civil money penalty of $2,154,000 against Jackson Health System (JHS) for multiple HIPAA violations.
Category Data Privacy
