Mar 31, 2008 | Empire State News
$105 million in health information technology grants awarded
“Electronic health records represent a cornerstone in the transformation of our health care system. They will boost our efforts to improve the delivery of preventative care while maintaining appropriate safeguards to protect patient privacy.”
Governor David A. Paterson announced today that $105 million in grants have been awarded to 19 leading community-based health information technology projects. via Empire State News
Mar 31, 2008 | WFAA-TV Dallas
Privacy notices are worth reading to keep your information secure
“If you utilize another method for opting out, they may not honor that request”
By PAMELA YIP / The Dallas Morning News pyip@dallasnews.com They come as envelope stuffers in your bank statement, your credit-card or insurance bill - those privacy notices that companies must send to ... via WFAA-TV Dallas
There's No Honor Among Data Privacy Thieves
Busting into presidential candidates' passport files is nothing new. It happened to Bill Clinton in 1992. via TechNewsWorld
State to take up unlisted number fees
“To me, it's reminiscent of extortion”
SACRAMENTO -- -- In California, where celebrities, billionaires and the rest of us prize a little privacy at home, the price of going unlisted is going up, big-time. Though cellphone companies charge nothing ... via Los Angeles Times
Colleges Are Watching Troubled Students -AP
“Is there a change in the baseline?''”
On the agenda: A student who got into a shouting match with a faculty member. Another who harassed a female classmate. via Guardian Unlimited
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
“We will be working closely with the Information Commissioner and the Home Office over the next few weeks to agree the best approach going forward.”
Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office raised privacy concerns about the ... via Silicon.com
Washington state passes RFID anti-spying law
“Our intent was to put some basic rules of the road in place”
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoir this week signed a bill making it a Class C felony to use RFID technology to spy on someone. via ComputerWorld
Comcast, BitTorrent Working Together
“So we need to have an architecture that can support it with techniques that work over all networks.”
Having acknowledged it hampers file-sharing to manage network traffic, Comcast Corp. via NewsChannel 8
Google to Push Privacy Initiatives in U.S.
“There's a grey area in between [the obvious cases], and that's what we're struggling with right now”
News By Grant Gross Google is working with other companies to push consumer privacy legislation in the U.S. Congress and will work with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to fine-tune online advertising ... via CIO
RCMP defends censoring of Taser reports as critics slam secrecy
“I think the RCMP, by doing this, is losing a lot of credibility on the way they handle the Taser”
The RCMP fended off increasing attacks Wednesday, blaming federal information and privacy laws for its move to strip public Taser reports of crucial details. via The Chronicle-Journal
Federal panel recommends patient privacy
“I certainly believe it's a patient's right to protect and control their information”
The federal government reportedly is considering just how much control patients should have over their medical records. via Daily India
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