Privacy in peril: Attacks on privacy getting more ingenious

Article Abstract:

Companies are creating ingenious ways to monitor customers' buying habits and preferences. Analysts have proposed that a new legal framework to protect personal information is required for the interconnected world of government and commercial data keeping.

Government domestic functions, Consumer Behavior, Analysis, Consumer behaviour, Domestic policy

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HIPAA privacy regulations and nursing research

Article Abstract:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enacted in 1996, requires the health care profession to protect the privacy of patient information. The impact it will have on the nursing research is discussed.

HEALTH SERVICES, Health care industry

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Breach Points Up Flaws in Privacy Laws

Article Abstract:

The ability of con artists to gain access to personal data of thousands of people who were listed on the data collection company ChoicePoint's network has drawn attention to the fact that privacy laws may need improving.

General services, INSURANCE CARRIERS, Economic aspects, Company legal issue, Insurance industry, Investigations, Crimes against, Company systems management, Information management, ChoicePoint Inc., Identity theft

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