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Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Connecticut Attorney General Investigation Sheds Light on Meaning of “Unreasonable Delay” in Data Breach Context
On November 9, 2009, Connecticut’s Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, announced an investigation of whether Blue Cross and Blue Shield (“BCBS”) violated Connecticut’s data breach notification law by waiting until two…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Blue Cross Blue Shield Data Breach Highlights Need for Employee Training/Awareness
Today, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced his office will investigate a data breach that occurred in late August that affected approximately 18,817 Connecticut health care professionals. The American Medical…
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Best in Law Blogs : LexBlog Network : November 3, 2009
It's 5:30 in LexBlog's Seattle office and it feels like it's 9:30. Thank you Daylight Savings Time. For those of you already away from work, not about to walk through Seattle…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Data Breach Due to Peer-to-Peer Software Reveals Numerous Congressional Ethics Inquiries
The Washington Post is reporting another inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information involving "peer-to-peer" or "P2P" technology. This time, the disclosure exposed a House Ethics Committee document outlining ongoing ethics investigations for an…
Proskauer on Privacy
Who Cares If A List of Email Addresses Gets Stolen?
A typical corporate data security policy classifies consumer contact information as confidential, but not “highly confidential” or “sensitive.” Should mere contact information be afforded greater protection? One case on point…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Reporting a Breach of HIPAA Protected Health Information to HHS
Little more than one month after the HIPAA breach notification regulations became effective (September 23, 2009), covered entities (health care providers, health plans) and their business associates are struggling with…
Health IT Law Blog
Massive Data Loss Affects Nearly Every Doctor in America
Major losses or breaches of personal information are not just for patients anymore: The Chicago Tribune reports that the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association lost sensitive personal information, including, in some…
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Ten Data Security Questions Faced by Every Company
By Adam Snukal
This post was written by Paul Bond. When emergencies hit, Reed Smith's clients routinely call upon the Firm's Privacy, Security, and Management Group. We've dealt with everything from lost laptops…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
New Class of Data Security Breach Plaintiffs Possible If Maine Supreme Court Rules That Economic Harm Not Required
"Do time and effort alone, spent in a reasonable effort to avert reasonably foreseeable harm, constitute a cognizable injury under Maine common law?" That is the question a federal district…
Med Law Blog
Blues Report Theft of Physicians’ Personal Information
A laptop containing personal information for hundreds of thousands of physicians, including many in Pennsylvania, has been stolen. According to a letter Highmark sent to its affected network physicians, the…