Cathy Morris reports: An incident at Norwest Private Hospital in which a nurse took intimate pictures of an unconscious woman on an operating table has contributed to new privacy laws in NSW. Attorney-General Mark Speakman announced on Sunday that people who recorded or shared intimate images without consent could be jailed [Read More…]
Eugene Volokh writes: From Brennan v. U.S. Dep’t of Homeland Sec., decided Tuesday by the Ninth Circuit: When Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Portland International Airport told John Brennan that he needed to undergo additional security screening because he tested positive for explosives, Brennan, in the middle of a [Read More…]
Dena Feldman and Christopher Hanson write: Last week, the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity (HCIC) Task Force (the “Task Force”) published a pre-release copy of its report on improving cybersecurity in the health care industry. The Task Force was established by Congress under the Cybersecurity Act of 2015. The Task Force [Read More…]
From PerkinsCoie: As federal and state governments struggle to address future healthcare regulation, demand for healthcare that is cheaper, better and faster continues to surge. Every day, new healthcare apps are being developed to respond creatively to this demand. But pitfalls may await unsuspecting app developers where the lightning-fast technology [Read More…]