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With so much happening regarding privacy and safe data usage, it can be hard to stay on top of everything. Here, we can help you stay up-to-date on relevant privacy news in the healthcare space. From new privacy updates to information about privacy statements and data usage worldwide, our insights can help guide you through the world of privacy and safe data usage. These insights come from industry professionals and trusted sources.
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Brave, the privacy friendly web browser, has made available a trial version of its new video calling service: Brave Together. We’ve been using it the past week for our calls. Who is Brave? Brave is an alternative web browser, with a mission to “fix the web by giving users a safer, faster and better browsing […]
The Irish Government’s Return to Work Safely Protocol is now in force. Employers are now developing procedures that meet its requirements and, most of all, ensure the protection of their employees’ and customers’ safety. The Protocol requires the collection and use of personal data concerning health (“personal health data”). As do many of the additional […]
Back in August last year, Léon wrote a piece about privacy concerns related to Amazon’s Ring. In the news recently, Amazon admitted to firing four employees for accessing users’ videos. This revelation was in response to US senators questioning the company’s security practices, so this is in itself a good thing. (Government agencies asking the […]
After 20 years driving the same great car, it’s time for me to buy a new one. And yes, of course it will be electric! I’d rather hydrogen but we’re not quite there yet with the infrastructure. What’s my problem? What’s giving me the biggest trouble with my decision? Not the colour, not deciding which […]
Dedicated to reducing burn-out and suicide amongst medical doctors, Doctors in Distress has four key objectives: Culture change Positively campaign for culture change within the medical profession to remove the stigma associated with doctor burn-out resulting from heavy workloads and operating in a high pressure and stressful environment. Organisational responsibility Encourage wider organisational responsibility for […]
In the United States, federal laws give consumers limited protection over the sale of their personal health information by entities not covered by HIPAA. This poses a significant problem for consumers who increasingly use devices and applications to help manage lifestyle, fitness and health. These devices collect significant amounts of personal information from users, including […]
Cookies have been around for a very long time, first being used by Netscape to identify repeat visitors to their website. They have since become prolific, with few website users giving any thought to what they do, or their impact. Essentially small lookup tables deployed on website user’s browsers or equipment to capture information such […]
On September 12, the Consumer Technology Association released its “industry-developed” voluntary privacy principles for organisations that handle consumer health and wellness data. Developed through a collaboration of CTA members, the principles cover “the collection, use and sharing of data generated from personal health and wellness devices, apps, websites and other digital tools.” Whilst the principles […]
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SMEs and GDPR Enforcement: What lies ahead?
We aren’t economists, but it seems inevitable the SME sector will continue to feel the financial impact of COVID-19 long after the immediate crisis has passed. For many, this will mean taking radical action to manage their businesses differently and more efficiently, possibly at the expense of critical areas like data protection compliance. This is […]