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HIPAA & PrivacyAug 30, 2026
Patient Privacy on Healthcare Websites
When a psychologist asks patients to use an online program, what can they do if they're concerned that their personal information may be sold to other companies?
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 30, 2026
Your Smartwatch Is Spying: The Shocking Truth About Your Health Data
Spread the loveWe strap them on our wrists, slip them onto our fingers, and clip them to our clothes without a second thought. Smartwatches, fitness trackers, and smart rings have become ubiquitous, ...
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 30, 2026
Neuro-Privacy And Indian Constitution: Should Brain Data Be Treated As Sensitive Personal Data?
A commercially available headband can now record electroencephalographic (EEG) signals well enough to infer attention levels, emotional valence, and early markers of neurological ...
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 25, 2026
Your vitals, their algorithm: Inside the race to build the health platform of the future
From high-tech scans to continuous AI monitoring, new-age clinics are turning your body into a living data stream. But as healthcare shifts from treating sickness to predicting it, are we truly ...
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 13, 2026
Scientists map how spacecraft design could affect astronauts’ mental health
Could the design of a spacecraft affect astronauts’ mental health? Scientists have mapped how everything from lighting and privacy to shared spaces could shape wellbeing on long missions to the Moon ...
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 6, 2026
Your blood pressure cuff may expose your health data
FTC cases reveal major health apps disclosed blood pressure and glucose data to advertising and analytics companies without users realizing it.
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 4, 2026
OCR Announces Notable HIPAA Enforcement Actions Against Self-Funded Group Health Plans Following Ransomware Breaches
OCR reached two 2026 settlements — totaling $695,000 — with self-funded group health plans following ransomware breaches, marking a notable ...
HIPAA & PrivacyAug 1, 2026
Health app privacy bill passes Senate panel 22-0, but protection could take years
Health app data privacy advanced as the Senate HELP Committee voted 22–0 to pass S. 3097, the first federal health data bill covering wearables and consumer apps to clear a Senate committee. But the ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 31, 2026
“Hims & Hers”… And Allegedly Everyone Else: FTC Says Your Health Data Got Shared
FTC sues Hims & Hers for allegedly sharing users' health data with advertisers and using deceptive billing practices.
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 29, 2026
FTC Sues Telehealth Firm Hims & Hers Over Data Sharing
The Federal Trade Commission, along with Utah and California, have filed a lawsuit against telehealth firm Hims & Hers accusing the company of using online tracking ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 29, 2026
Hims & Hers sent users’ health data to social media giants despite promising privacy, bombshell FTC lawsuit claims
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued Hims & Hers on Wednesday alleging the telehealth platform shared users’ health data with online advertisers, despite promising privacy, and engaged in ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 29, 2026
Hims & Hers Promised Users Privacy. The FTC Alleges It Shared Health Data With Meta and Snap
The agency claims the telehealth giant disclosed sensitive user health information to advertising platforms, charged customers before consultations, and made subscriptions difficult to cancel.
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 29, 2026
Exclusive-US FTC suing Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap
Federal Trade Commission is suing Hims & Hers alleging the telehealth platform shared users' health data with online advertisers despite promising privacy and engaged in deceptive billing and ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 29, 2026
CVS Health: Health100 Earns Industry Accreditation for Consumer Data Privacy and Security
WOONSOCKET, RI / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2026 / Originally published on CVS Health Company NewsroomHealth100, a CVS Health subsidiary, announced today it has earned the CARIN Code of Conduct for Co ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 28, 2026
Netflix Executive Says Sharing Mental Health Struggles at a Leadership Retreat Led to His Firing
A lawsuit against Netflix raises questions about how employers should handle personal medical information shared during workplace trust and leadership exercises.
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 27, 2026
Trump administration’s ER records demand puts hospitals in privacy bind
The Trump administration is demanding that hospitals share emergency room records, raising questions about medical privacy, HIPAA limits and what hospitals may ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 27, 2026
Researchers call for privacy protection that reflects diversity
Traditional categories of discrimination are not enough: ethicists at the University of Passau have developed policy recommendations on data protection.
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 23, 2026
Mental health officer warns against recording, leaking intimate encounters
By Daniel Agbesi Latsu Kadjebi (O/R), July 23, GNA – Mr David Naboare, a Mental Health Officer, has expressed concern over the increasing practice of recording intimate sexual encounters and leaking ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 23, 2026
ChatGPT Health goes nationwide: Your medical records lose HIPAA protection
OpenAI launched Health in ChatGPT on Thursday to all U.S. users aged 18 and older, letting anyone on the Free, Go, Plus, or Pro ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 22, 2026
How Revenue Cycle Management Benefits Colorado Behavioral Health Providers
Discover how RCM can aid Colorado behavioral health providers in cash flow, claim denials, compliance and maximizing reimbursements.
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 19, 2026
Fitness trackers are a subpoena away: EFF finds only Apple encrypts health data
Fitness tracker health data — heart rate, GPS location, and sleep records — falls outside HIPAA, meaning a government subpoena unlocks what most wearable makers store as fully readable data. An EFF ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 14, 2026
Samsung Wants Your Health Data to Train AI, Say No And You Could Lose Everything
Samsung is facing criticism for a controversial feature in its Health app, which allows users to disable data collection for AI training at the cost of losing all existing health data., Technology & ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJul 10, 2026
Feds push back HIPAA security rule overhaul to July 2027
Federal regulators have delayed a major overhaul of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 25, 2026
FAMCare Enhances Behavioral Health, Crisis Response in Case Management Software
FAMCare Strengthens Behavioral Health Tools in Social Work Case Management Software for Crisis Response Teams St.
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 25, 2026
GCheck Achieves HIPAA Compliance for Healthcare Background Screening
The assessment gives hospitals, health systems, and their procurement and security teams documented assurance that GCheck safeguards protected health information before workforce data ever changes ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 21, 2026
AI Chatbots and HIPAA: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot are increasingly embedded in healthcare workflows ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 17, 2026
Patient Privacy: HIPAA Explained
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sent subpoenas to as many as 20 institutions serving trans and gender diverse (TGD ...
HIPAA & PrivacyJun 16, 2026
“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
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HIPAA & PrivacyJun 2, 2026
HIPAA and Beyond in the MLS: What the Healthcare Privacy Course Covers
Healthcare professionals working in compliance, HR, administration, and other law-adjacent roles must navigate a complex ...