The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) under the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced it was taking action against Korunda Medical, a pain management provider. HIPAA, the law mandating and enumerating a patient’s right to privacy, was … Continue Reading
Germany Imposes Largest GDPR Fine To Date
Germany’s Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) has slapped a $10.65 million fine on 1&1 Telecommunications, a major mobile services company. The fine is the largest to date for a violation of the General Data Protection … Continue Reading
Congress Warns Tech Companies About Encryption Backdoors
Recently, the federal government issued a staunch warning to technology companies: if you don’t regulate encryption, we will. Encryption is a form of protection that scrambles data so that it can only be accessed by authorized individuals. Law enforcement agencies … Continue Reading
China Passes Regulations on Data Encryption in the Country
Governments and businesses worldwide have come to realize the significance of using encryption for sensitive information. China is no exception as they recently passed legislation that regulates encryption by dividing it into the categories of core, common, and commercial. The … Continue Reading
Companies Still Not Prepared to Follow GDPR Compliance Laws
It has been over a year since the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) took effect, yet a recent study found that companies worldwide have not been adhering to the policies. A study conducted by the Ponemon Institute … Continue Reading
US Attorney General Calls for Encryption Back Doors
US Attorney general, William Barr, recently addressed the ever-controversial topic of encryption art the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University. While encryption has grown in use since the creation of the internet and other electronic devices, governments worldwide … Continue Reading
Australian Anti-Encryption Laws Affect Data Privacy Globally
Australia’s new anti-encryption laws have been in place for less than a year, but have already begun to negatively affect the data privacy of technology companies worldwide. The bill, known as the Telecommunications Assistance and Access Bill, essentially gives law … Continue Reading
British Airways Data Breach Costs Company Over $200 million
Authorities are taking cyber security seriously by issuing the largest fine for a data breach since the inception of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). British Airways suffered a breach a year ago and has now been hit with a … Continue Reading
US House of Reps Votes to Lift Ban on Patient Identifiers
The House of Representatives recently voted to lift a 20-year ban on the development of unique patient identifiers. Healthcare providers and IT groups have been urging the House to overturn the ban in order to offer better patient care, but … Continue Reading
Employee Privacy in the Workplace Leads to Trust
With technology constantly changing, there are more ways than ever for an employer to monitor an employee’s performance. Many employees feel their privacy is being breached, decreasing their ability to trust the companies for which they work. The happy medium … Continue Reading