data privacy, healthcare, law enforcement, medicine, police, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized
Add pharmacies to the list of industries that are giving private data to the police without a warrant. Powered by WPeMatico
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healthcare, medicine, police, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
More unconstrained surveillance: Lawmakers noted the pharmacies’ policies for releasing medical records in a letter dated Tuesday to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. The letter—signed by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)—said their investigation pulled information from briefings with eight big prescription … Read More “Police Get Medical Records without a Warrant” »
COVID-19, data collection, fraud, healthcare, Security technology, Uncategorized
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen a bunch of writing about what seems to be fake COVID-19 testing sites. They take your name and info, and do a nose swab, but you never get test results. Speculation centered around data harvesting, but that didn’t make sense because it was far too labor intensive for … Read More “Are Fake COVID Testing Sites Harvesting Data?” »
cybercrime, hacking, healthcare, ransomware, Security technology, Uncategorized
The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a baby’s death at an Alabama hospital in 2019, which they argue was a direct result of the ransomware attack the hospital was undergoing. Amid the hack, fewer eyes were on the heart monitors — normally tracked on a large screen at the nurses’ station, in addition to … Read More “A Death Due to Ransomware” »
cyberespionage, hacking, healthcare, leaks, Security technology, Uncategorized
Apparently, a nation-state hacked Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services. Not sure why Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services is of any interest to a nation-state, but that’s probably just my failure of imagination. Powered by WPeMatico