Patient data safety rules widely disregarded, unenforced

By Joe Eaton

As the federal government prepares to spend up to $27 billion in stimulus funds to promote electronic medical records, a health technology i

Commentary — The assault on liberty (continued)

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, September 17, 2003 — President George W. Bush used the second anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks not only to pr

Justice Dept. drafts sweeping expansion of anti-terrorism act

By Charles Lewis and Adam Mayle

WASHINGTON, February 7, 2003 — The Bush Administration is preparing a bold, comprehensive sequel to the USA Patriot Act passed in the wake o

Excerpts from this story referencing "Terrorism":

"… House.”Dr. David Cole, Georgetown University Law professor and author of Terrorism and the Constitution, reviewed the draft legislation at the request of the …"

"… hancement Act of 2003 include:Section 201, “Prohibition of Disclosure of Terrorism Investigation Detainee Information”: Safeguarding the dissemination of i …"

"… ions.Section 405, “Presumption for Pretrial Detention in Cases Involving Terrorism”: While many people charged with drug offenses punishable by prison term …"

"… tober 9, 2002, hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Alice Fishe …"

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Critics say federal student privacy law misused by colleges

Reports of NCAA football violations, lists of who gets free tickets to big games, and disciplinary records of students found responsible for

Excerpts from this story referencing "Privacy":

"… ere tied because of the need to abide by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, commonly known as FERPA. The intent of the 1974 federal law is to pro …"

"… trationAvailability: Limited due to the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy ActFormat: n/aUsability: n/aSend your tips on government data sets that yo …"

Tentative security definition confuses health care providers, privacy groups

By Kimberly Leonard

When must health providers tell patients that their personal information was breached? Rule pending.

Privacy advocates want stricter rules for online, patient-controlled health records

By Kimberly Leonard

Privacy groups say clearer rules are needed for online, patient-controlled health records, but an HHS study of the issue is 18 months late
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State attorneys general not leaping to embrace HIPAA enforcement

By Kimberly Leonard

Congress gave state attorneys general authority to pursue HIPAA privacy and security breaches, but not much has happened

Excerpts from this story referencing "privacy law":

"… states may choose to go through their own consumer protection statutes and privacy laws.Broad statistics on pursuit of such cases under state law are hard to com …"

"… and added that over time “we hope that this provision will help enforce privacy laws.”McGraw of the Center for Democracy and Technology also noted that stat …"

Bush Administration thwarts access

By The Center for Public Integrity

Excerpt from The Buying of the President 2004 shows the White House's propensity for secrecy