FTC Files Amended Complaint Against Kochava for Selling Geolocation Data
In August last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took legal action against the mobile data broker Kochava alleging the Idaho company had violated consumer privacy and put consumers at risk by...
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HIPAA Social Media Rules
There are no specific HIPAA social media rules because HIPAA was enacted several years before social media networks such as Facebook and Instagram existed. However, organizations subject to HIPAA – and...
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How to Become HIPAA Compliant
HIPAA rules and regulations can be very confusing for healthcare professionals tasked with ensuring HIPAA compliance at their organization. With that in mind, we have compiled this simple guide, which...
View ArticleKaiser Permanente Fined $450,000 for CMIA Violations Due to Mailing Error
Kaiser Permanente has been fined $450,000 by the California Department of Managed Care (CDMC) for impermissibly disclosing the confidential and protected health information (PHI) of up to 167,095...
View Article24 State Attorneys General Confirm Support for Stronger HIPAA Protections for...
A coalition of 24 state attorneys general has written to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confirm their support for the proposed update to the Health Insurance Portability and...
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May 2023 Healthcare Data Breach Report
May 2023 was a particularly bad month for healthcare data breaches. 75 data breaches of 500 or more healthcare records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in May. May – along with...
View ArticleFTC Fines Genetic Testing Company for Data Privacy and Security Failures
A San Francisco-based company that sells DNA test kits and personalized diet and exercise plans based on genetic testing has been fined $75,000 by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and ordered to make...
View ArticleSenators Demand Answers on Amazon Clinic’s Uses of Customer Data
Two Democratic senators have demanded answers from Amazon about how it uses the data of customers of Amazon Clinic after an investigation by the Washington Post revealed individuals wishing to enroll...
View ArticleNevada Consumer Health Data Bill Signed into Law
The governor of Nevada recently signed a new consumer health data privacy bill into law that strengthens consumer health data privacy and gives Nevada residents new rights over their health data....
View ArticleHIPAA Business Associate Fined $75,000 for Maintaining ePHI on an Unsecured...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the HIPAA business associate, iHealth Solutions, LLC, for $75,000....
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