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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Leak Has Been Reported to Australia's Data Regulator A large health insurer in Western Australia shared the home addresses of some psychologists to a web-based appointment booking service, according to a news report.
The Guardian Data Protection
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. The business covers 300 low-risk drugs that patients can either pick up from a pharmacist or get delivered directly to their home.
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The Guardian Data Protection
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup name address date of birth gender email Medicare card number (in some cases) health claims made with Medibank (in some cases) Continue reading. Here’s what we know so far and what you can do.
The Guardian Data Protection
JUNE 5, 2022
The latest annual report from the Australian Digital Health Agency shows just 2.69 million of the 23 million people registered for a My Health Record accessed it in 2020-21. While this is an increase of 14% from the previous year, it was largely driven by people accessing Covid-19 vaccination records and Covid-19 test results.
The Guardian Data Protection
MARCH 7, 2023
But Digital Rights Watch and the Law Institute of Victoria say the provisions don’t go far enough, arguing the failure to establish an opt-out system does not give patients’ full autonomy over their health data. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.
The Guardian Data Protection
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Name Address Date of birth Gender Email address Medicare card number (in some cases) Health claims made with Medibank Financial support for customers who “are in a uniquely vulnerable position” as a result of the hack, who will be supported on an individual basis. Access to Medibank’s health and wellbeing support line.
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. On 14 September, Mulkay discovered that the compromised files contained personal information, including “name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number or state ID, medical treatment information, and health insurance information”.
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