Personal data breach notification law may be in the works for Europe

A May 6 article in the New York Times (“E.U. To Consider More Stringent Reporting of Data Breaches“) includes quotes an opinions from a number of people suggesting that the European Union may be heading for…

New Federal notification requirement for breaches of protected health information

One of the more widely anticipated provisions of the HITECH Act is a new provision requiring many health information exchange participants (specifically, covered entities and business associates under HIPAA) to provide notification to individuals in the…