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Data Breach
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Inside Privacy
Taiwan Introduces Enforceable Data Breach Notification Requirements
Taiwan's revised Data Protection Act, which is not yet formally effective, is the first privacy-specific statute in the APAC region to contain an enforceable requirement to notify individuals of a data breach…
Inside Privacy
Irish Data Security Breach Code Has No Force of Law, says Commissioner
Last July, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner formalized and approved a Code of Practice for organizations suffering information security breaches: the Personal Data Security Breach Code of Practice. The Code specifies that…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
HHS Settlement Follows Enforcement Fine
In a uniquely timed second showing of enforcement authority, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on February 24, 2011 a one million dollar settlement with a Massachusetts…
Technology Law Source
HHS imposes 7 Figure Fine for Breach of HIPAA; Soon to be the Norm?
In case you missed the OCR announcement late yesterday afternoon, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it was imposing a civil money penalty of $4.3 million dollars…
Inside Privacy
Report: Over 6 Million Individuals Affected by PHI Breaches Since August 2009
A total of 225 breaches of protected health information (PHI) affecting 6,067,751 individuals have been recorded since the HIPAA breach notification rule was issued in August 2009 pursuant to the…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
HHS’ First Civil Penalty Under HIPAA is $4.3 Million
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed its first civil monetary penalty since the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability…
Health IT Law Blog
New York City hospitals suffer enormous data breach
New York City's Health and Hospital Corporation notified its patients last week of a loss of electronic files containing personal data, including PHI of some 1.7 million people. Electronic files…
Data Counsel
Hospitality and Food and Beverage Industries Still Targets of Hackers
This entry was also posted on the Hospitality Lawg—a Baker Hostetler blog featuring commentary on hospitality law, news, and developments. It should no longer come as a surprise that the…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Employers Beware: Aggrieved Employee Commits Data Breach Affecting 2400 Individuals
As employees become more savvy with electronic communications and employers face increasing challenges with controlling vast amounts of data, the circumstances in this recent San Francisco Examiner story are likely…
Technology Law Source
Identity Fraud down 28% in 2010; Consumer Costs Up!
According to Javelin Strategy & Research's 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report, there was a 28% drop in the number of victims of identity fraud in 2010. Additionally, the number…