HealthInfoSecurity.com reported that “State regulators have fined a large New York academic medical center $300,000 to settle privacy violations related to the organization’s prior use of tracking tools in its websites and patient portal. Regulators said the hospital had violated HIPAA rules in sharing patient information with third parties for
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BankInfoSecurity.com reported “Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the tech giant had misled consumers about their privacy protections when using the private browsing Incognito mode of its Chrome web browser.” The December 28, 2023 article entitled ” Google to Settle $5B ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy
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HealthcareInfoSecurity.com reported that “A consumer genetic testing company must ensure the destruction of customer saliva samples and undergo third-party evaluation of its information security program for the next two decades under a proposed consent order with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.” The June 16, 2023 article entitled “FTC Orders 1Health.io
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BankInfoSecurity.com reported that in a US Senate hearing that “The Government Accountability Office in November reported the DOD had experienced more than 12,000 cyber incidents since 2015, although the annual rate of detected attacks has been declining.” The March 29, 2023 report entitled “Pentagon Doubles Down on Zero Trust” (
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release that “BetterHelp will be required to pay $7.8 million for deceiving consumers after promising to keep sensitive personal data private,…” The March 2, 2023 press release entitled “FTC to Ban BetterHelp from Revealing Consumers’ Data, Including Sensitive Mental Health Information, to
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