The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that a laptop computer containing private information on about 14,000 patients of Fairview Health Services and 2,800 patients of North Memorial Medical Center was stolen from a locked car in the parking lot of a Minneapolis restaurant in July of 2011. The incident is just one more in a series
Keyloggers Beware–Companies Risk Being Sued By Employees
A U.S. District Court in Indiana has ruled that a company’s use of keylogger software to access an employee’s personal e-mail account may have violated the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”).
Keylogging or keystroke logging is the tracking of the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner. 
In Rene v. G.F. Fishers, Inc.
HHS’ Text4Health Task Force Makes Health Texting Recommmendations
Text4Health Task Force Makes Health Texting Recommendations to HHS
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IRS Releases Updated Disclosure & Privacy Law Reference Guide
IRS releases updated disclosure & privacy law reference guide.
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HHS Report to Congress Shows Marked Increase in Data Breaches
The Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has published its first round of annual reports to Congress under the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act of 2009 to Congress. The first report concerns HHS’s HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)
Connecticut Attorney General Establishes Privacy Task Force
Newly created Privacy Task Force in Connecticut may lead to increased enforcement.
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Don’t Mess With Texas–Amended Law Imposes Breach Notification Obligations In All 50 States
In a novel approach to data breach notification requirements, Texas has amended its breach notification law (Business & Commerce Code, Section 521.053) to require notification to residents of not only Texas, but to residents of each of the 50 states. The amendment becomes effective September 1, 2012, and applies to “all persons who conduct business
California Strengthens its Data Breach Notification Law
California tightens its data breach notification requirements.
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