Health Privacy
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Ontario student handed $25K fine for snooping 139 people’s health infoOfficials say it's the biggest fine of its kind ever handed out in Canada.CanadaMar 17, 2017
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Man charged with arson after police read his pacemaker dataA man charged with arson based partly on data collected from his pacemaker pleaded not guilty last week to setting his Ohio home on fire.TechFeb 13, 2017
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B.C. lacks reporting laws for health-data breachesBritish Columbia's privacy commissioner is calling for immediate action by provincial health authorities to boost protection of citizen's health information in the absence of disclosure laws.Sep 30, 2015
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UPDATED: Tougher legislation for snooping, poor disposal of health recordsChanges to health privacy laws could make it easier to prosecute someone who carelessly disposes of your medical records.HealthNov 26, 2014
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