Feb 21 2009
Hospital Workers Sharing Music? They May Also Be Sharing Your Medical Records
If Pres. Obama has his way, the medical records of every American will be digitized by 2014. The stimulus package (read the text here) includes $19 billion in funding to pay for the effort and calls for the appointment of a chief privacy officer to advise the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on [...]
Feb 11 2009
FAA says Hackers broke into agency computers
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Hackers broke into the Federal Aviation Administration’s computer system last week, accessing the names and Social Security numbers of 45,000 employees and retirees.
The agency said in a statement Monday that two of the 48 files on the breached computer server contained personal information about employees and retires who were on [...]