It has been rough weather for Google in France. Three weeks after the French Data Protection Authority imposed a record fine against Google for non-compliance with the GDPR, the Paris District Court (“Tribunal de Grande Instance”) invalidated 38 clauses of Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for Google+, the Internet-based social media network owned and operated by Google. This decision was rendered on February 12,… More
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GDPR Update: WP29 Guidelines adopted for Data Protection Impact Assessment
The new GDPR is much more detailed than the 1995 Directive. The GDPR has 99 articles, versus 34 in the Directive. And a few new key concepts clearly require new guidance.
Since the adoption of the Regulation on 27 April 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (with representatives of the Supervisory Authorities of all Member States) has issued 3 sets of guidance on “Data portability”,… More
Ready or Not, Here They Come: Preparing For Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audits
Our friends at Co3Systems and IOD recently produced a webinar, “Ready or Not, Here They Come: Preparing For Phase 2 HIPAA Compliance Audits” that provides a succinct overview of what is coming down the pike for HIPAA covered entities.
You can access the slides from the presentation here and view the webinar recording here. More
Upcoming Webinar: “Data Breaches & Compliance: Understanding The Law and How You Can Prepare”
Please join me and my friends at Co3 Systems for a free webinar,”Data Breaches & Compliance: Understanding The Law and How You Can Prepare” to be held on Thursday, October 20, 2011 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT. To add this webinar and the call-in information to your Outlook calendar, click here. I will be presenting with Ted Julian of Co3; Ted brings a wealth of experience from working at Arbor Networks,… More
Compliance Approaches in the Changing HIT Privacy and Security Landscape: How You Can Nurture a Culture of Health Information Security and Privacy
My slides from this presentation, "Compliance Approaches in the Changing HIT Privacy and Security Landscape: How You Can Nurture a Culture of Health Information Security and Privacy" cover HIPAA and HITECH developments and compliance, with a focus on breaches and OCR settlements/penalties, including:
- §Resolution Agreement with Providence Health & Services–July 16, 2008
Settlement: $100,000 - §Resolution Agreement with CVS Pharmacy,…