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UMC has set up a hotline. Call 691-0772 if you have information regarding the possible leak of patient information, or if you are a former patient who has received unsolicited contact from an attorney's office.

Symantec Corp. on Tuesday assured companies that computing on the cloud is both safe and reliable amid concerns raised by Microsoft Corp.

Google 's mantra is " Don't be evil ." Let's hope it the tech giant means it, because if Chrome OS succeeds in replacing Windows at the world's dominant operating system, Google's sway over the computing world could be exponentially higher than it is today.

The idea of doctor-patient privacy has been around for about as long as medicine itself.

Mitch Morrissey hopes all you at-large criminals have siblings who've been busted.

South Korean carrier KT will start selling the iPhone this month, the company said Monday, bringing the hit device to another Asian country.

Medical researchers are being stymied by new federal regulations intended to protect patient privacy.

MILWAUKEE - A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's. The practice has occasionally prompted a rival to file legal challenges alleging trademark infringement.

The federal government is preparing to conduct the census that is required every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution.

A power struggle at Brevard County's largest hospital has taken a serious turn with allegations that the chief of the medical staff pilfered another doctor's e-mail account and violated patient confidentiality laws.

The FBI is investigating claims that sensitive patient information was leaked from University Medical Center, violating federal privacy laws.

HASH HASH HASH HASH , a leading provider of information-centric , today announced the availability of BitArmor DataControl 4.0, which includes delivery of encryption software as a managed service.

A proposed legislative amendment that would clarify the ability of paramedics to tell police about information that could be related to a crime is necessary, Calgary's police chief said Friday.

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University Medical Center, which is Clark County's only publicly funded hospital.

A Richmond man's death is the latest in Virginia from swine flu, bringing total deaths in the state from the illness to 27.

The smart grid is rapidly becoming a reality in the US, as utilities have been installing networked monitoring and control equipment, both in their own facilities and in their customers' homes.

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A person searching online for a specific Wisconsin law firm will likely see a rival's sponsored link at the top of the list.

An Icelandic firm that offers private DNA testing to customers has filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., raising privacy concerns about the fate of customer DNA samples and records, according to the Times of London.