Medical and Health

Medical & Health information belongs to the EXTERNAL category of personal information.

Definition

Medical & Health information is defined as information that describes an individual’s health, medical conditions or health care.

i.e. Physical and mental health, drug test results, disabilities, family or individual health history, health records, blood type, DNA code, prescriptions

Relevant Laws

• (410 ILCS § 50/). Medical Patient Rights Act. (United States, Illinois)
• (815 ILCS 530/) Personal Information Protection Act. (United States, Illinois)
• Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (United States)
• Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 (United States)
• Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (United States)
• Federal Policy for the Protection Human Subjects (United States)
• Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (United States)
• Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (United States)
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (United States)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (United States)
• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (United States)
• Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (United States)
• Privacy Act of 1974 (United States)
• Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (United States)
• Section 308(d) of the Public Health Service Act (United States)

Relevant Articles

• 45 Million Medical Files Leaked
• Abortion Rights in Indonesia
• Advertising Agency Uses Geofencing to Target Women Near Abortion Centers
• Ancestry.com Genealogy Company Giving Access to Its Database to the Police
• Anthem Data Breach
• Apps Sending Personal Information to Facebook
• Attempt to Extort Toronto Hospital Using Stolen Patient Data
• BetterHelp Privacy Harm
• BetterHelp under Fire : " FTC Alleges Privacy Violations and Misleading Practices in Online Counseling"
• CVS, Kroger, and Rite Aid Disclose Patient Prescriptions Without a Warrant
• Central Health Employee Accessed Patient Data
• China Is Collecting DNA From Tens of Millions of Men and Boys
• China's Massive Data Breach Reveals Growing Concerns Over Surveillance State
• China's Two-Child Policy
• Company Executives Read Employee’s Therapy Chat to the Team
• Contact Tracing Apps
• DNA Testing Companies Share Data with Third Parties
• Disappearance of British woman: Privacy Concerns and Police Transparency
• Employee Health-Screening Technology
• Falsified Drug Tests Results
• Fayette Schools Introduce Thermal Imaging Cameras
• Fitness Trackers Inaccuracy
• GEDmatch Accidentaly Share Data With Police
• GEDmatch DNA Testing Website
• Glitch in India's Biometric Welfare System
• GoodRx Data Breach: Exposing Privacy Risks in Prescription Apps
• Google Acquires Fitbit
• Google Combining Search and Location Data
• Google Gets Access to Health Records from Ascension
• Google Privacy Policy Update and Its Implications on Data Privacy
• Google promised to delete sensitive data. It logged my abortion clinic visit.
• Google workers demand abortion protections and stronger data privacy
• Hack of Psychotherapeutic Clinic in Finland
• Health Data Under Scrutiny: The UK's Review of Privacy in Period and Fertility Apps
• Judge advances lawsuit claiming Meta pixel tracking on hospital websites violated HIPAA
• LabCorp Security Flaw Exposes Information of Their Customers
• Loose Restrictions on Sensitive Medical Information By Pharmacies
• Malicious Android App Records Users Without Consent
• Medical Algorithm with a Racial Bias
• Medical Records of Cardiac Patients Left Unsecured
• Member of Parliament Leaks COVID Patients Information to Press
• Mental Health Charities in the UK Hand Facebook Sensitive Data
• Meta sued for collecting sensitive information on North Carolina DMV website
• Michigan College Tracking Students’ Movements
• Mozilla Reports Show That Carmakers Collect Extensive Personal Data
• NYC Teenspace
• Online Harassment of COVID Infected in South Korea
• Ontario Police Used COVID-19 Database Illegally
• PRHC reaches $988K proposed settlement for patient privacy breaches in 2011-2012
• Parents Testing Their Children’s DNA Online

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