Most regular readers of this site or DataBreaches.net probably know that while we see the larger HIPAA breaches on HHS’s web site, we don’t see a listing of those breaches that affect less than 500 patients. But those breaches are still reported to HHS. And they may also have to be reported to states. Periodically, the…
Month: January 2018
Data privacy officers hard to find in Nova Scotia
Wendy Martin reports: Nova Scotia’s information and privacy commissioner describes a recent survey of organizations across the province as a “Where’s Waldo?” exercise. […] The office called 52 provincial businesses and organizations at random this month, large and small, for-profit and non-profit. “Almost every call, when we asked to speak to a chief privacy officer…
SG: New guide to basic anonymization techniques
On January 25, the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore issued a guide to basic anonymization techniques. You can access the guide here (pdf).
“Data monger” fined $6k by privacy watchdog for selling personal data without notification or consent
Irene Tham reports: SINGAPORE – Singapore’s privacy watchdog has taken the first “data monger” here to task for breaching the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) since the law fully kicked in on July 2, 2014. A data monger is someone who makes money from dealing in other people’s personal data such as phone and NRIC…