The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The suit comes on the heels of a July 2023 congressional report which found “a shocking breach of taxpayer privacy” when tax preparation companies shared millions of customers’ personal and financial information with Meta and Google, which used that information to create targeted ads. Los Angeles, Calif.,

Healthcare 100

Healthcare Privacy Data Privacy Marketing 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2022

According to analyst firm IDC , 93% of pharmaceutical companies and 72% of biotech companies already have business-critical applications in the cloud, including product lifecycle management, analytics, revenue management, and much more. The healthcare and life science industries embrace of digitalization has been all-encompassing.

Healthcare 71

Healthcare Big data Cloud Compliance 71

Threatpost

JUNE 18, 2020

Trojan Chrome browser extensions spied on users and maintained a foothold on the networks of financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare and pharmaceuticals and government organizations.

Healthcare 97

Healthcare Financial Services Government Communications 97

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. As we begin this New Year, here is list of the top 10 privacy and cybersecurity issues for 2018: EU GDPR.

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Privacy Data breaches GDPR 68

The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Perhaps they should be paying us The announcement by 23andMe, a company that sells home DNA testing kits, that it has sold the rights to a promising new anti-inflammatory drug to a Spanish pharmaceutical company is cause for celebration.

Healthcare 77

Healthcare IT Privacy Marketing 77

The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 21, 2018

Care.data was cancelled because drug and insurance companies were able to buy patient data Australia’s impending My Health Record system is “identical” to a failed system in England that was cancelled after it was found to be selling patient data to drug and insurance companies , a British privacy expert has said.

Privacy 75

Privacy Insurance Cybersecurity Risk 75

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 23, 2011

The law also mandates that “[p]harmaceutical manufacturers and pharmaceutical marketers shall not use prescriber-identifiable information for marketing or promoting a prescription drug unless the prescriber consents.”. Read our previous coverage of the IMS Health case.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Marketing Manufacturing 40

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Ongoing basic research in advanced cryptography concepts is pivotal to putting the brakes on widening cyber risks and ultimately arriving at a level of privacy and security that makes sense. Biomedical engineer Dr. Joe Alexander, the former medical director at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, grabbed a distinguished scientist post, as well.

Digital transformation 190

Digital transformation Encryption Analytics Privacy 190

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 13, 2016

Privacy Shield (the “ Privacy Shield ”) draft adequacy decision. The Privacy Shield was created to replace the previous Safe Harbor framework invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the Schrems decision. Commercial Aspect of the Privacy Shield. Background. Purpose Limitation.

Privacy 49

Privacy Personal data Healthcare GDPR 49

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. Safeguard the integrity of intellectual property, especially when there’s a risk of corporate espionage, which is prevalent in industries like pharmaceuticals, etc. Protect internal business communications including emails, private messages, and more. Final Thoughts.

Encryption 45

Encryption Communications Privacy Cybersecurity 45

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 11, 2011

The letters encouraged the physicians to prescribe drugs made by pharmaceutical manufacturers, who paid CVS to send them. This purported disclosure of PHI would violate the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s prohibitions against disclosing PHI for marketing purposes without an individual’s authorization. In 2009, CVS paid $2.25

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Manufacturing Marketing 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This is the sixth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) adds another set of privacy requirements for health and life sciences companies. Some considerations in making that assessment: Is the company a provider of health care?

Privacy 45

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 45

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This is the sixth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) adds another set of privacy requirements for health and life sciences companies. Some considerations in making that assessment: Is the company a provider of health care?

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This is the sixth installment in Hogan Lovells’ series on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) adds another set of privacy requirements for health and life sciences companies. Some considerations in making that assessment: Is the company a provider of health care?

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Sales Insurance 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. The International Association of Privacy Professionals estimates at least 500,000 U.S. The ballot initiative largely mirrored what is now the language in the CCPA.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 4, 2021

It is as important as privacy, security and compliance. The first scenario concerns extremely sensitive, highly-regulated data, such as healthcare, financial or pharmaceutical. The Cloud Trust Paradox: Keeping Control of Data & Encryption Keys in the Cloud. Thu, 03/04/2021 - 09:38. Trust is a much-debated topic in cloud security.

Encryption 96

Encryption Cloud Healthcare Compliance 96

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Its customer base is comprised of eight of the top 15 banks, four of the top six healthcare insurance and managed care providers, nine of the top 15 property and casualty insurance providers, five of the top 13 pharmaceutical companies, and 11 of the largest 15 federal agencies.

Digital transformation 104

Digital transformation Insurance Compliance Healthcare 104

Data Matters

JANUARY 27, 2020

Although the pharmaceutical industry has supported transparency as a principle underpinning the proper functioning of the European institutions, the commercial and strategic implications from wide access to sensitive commercial data cannot be disregarded.

Marketing 68

Marketing Healthcare Access Privacy 68

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

On September 12, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) unveiled a model privacy notice for personal health records (the “PHR Model Privacy Notice”).

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Insurance Personal data 40

Data Protection Report

MARCH 8, 2021

On March 2, 2021, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act , which contains many elements of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2023.

Personal data 64

Personal data GDPR Healthcare Sales 64

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 9, 2019

the “Workshop”) with the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (“EFPIA”) and the Future of Privacy Forum (“FPF”) to address the challenges raised by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in conducting scientific health research.

GDPR 54

GDPR Healthcare Risk Privacy 54

erwin

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Of course, data governance has evolved with astonishing speed, both in response to data privacy and security regulations and because organizations see the potential for using it to accomplish other organizational objectives. Download Free GDPR Guide | Step By Step Guide to Data Governance for GDPR?. Help Us Help You by Taking a Brief Survey.

Metadata 102

Metadata Government GDPR Healthcare 102

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 3, 2024

There are many elements required to earn people’s trust, including making sure that your AI model is accurate, auditable, explainable, fair and protective of people’s data privacy. Created by a respected Tennessee pharmaceutical firm, Elixir Sulfanilamide was a liquid medication touted to dramatically cure strep throat.

Metadata 77

Metadata Healthcare Government Manufacturing 77

Reltio

JANUARY 9, 2020

Every organization — from mom and pop shops to pharmaceutical manufacturers — must adopt tools and techniques for providing the hyper-personalized experiences customers require at every touchpoint in their journey. . Your Customer Experience Is Your Most Valuable Asset. A customer data strategy is no longer optional.

Customer Experience 109

Customer Experience Digital transformation Healthcare Communications 109

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Simply put, iO must be achieved in order to preserve privacy and security while tapping into the next generation of IT infrastructure. It will, of course, be vital to have these next-gen, AI-infused systems run securely, in ways that preserve individual privacy. To explain why this is so, Sahai drew an analogy to the human brain.

Computer and Electronics 131

Computer and Electronics Encryption Energy and Utilities Cloud 131

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Data breaches. Financial information. Toronto residents’ CERB payments on hold after fraudulent employment insurance claims (700) Kentucky’s unemployment system suffers another breach (unknown) Defence supplier PULAU Corporation says it has been hacked (unknown) American Payroll Association notifying those affected by cyber attack (unknown).

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Hunton Privacy

JULY 17, 2015

Currently, the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits the use and disclosure of PHI for research purposes without requiring authorization from an individual but does require that any waiver of the authorization requirement be approved by an institutional review board or a privacy board.

Healthcare 49

Healthcare Privacy Manufacturing Marketing 49

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 5, 2020

For example, a public administration targeting specific groups susceptible to specific diseases does not engage in direct marketing unless a specific medicinal product and/or pharmaceutical company is mentioned. How to Comply? The Recommendation provides a step-by-step approach on how achieve compliance: 1.

Marketing 59

Marketing GDPR Personal data Healthcare 59

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 18, 2023

However, the concept of an “essential entity” is much broader and will also capture many organizations that have, to-date, not been subject to the NIS regime—for example, pharmaceutical companies and operators of hydrogen production, storage and transmission.

Cybersecurity 111

Cybersecurity Healthcare Encryption Risk 111

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 23, 2010

The agents had been authorized by a lower court judge to inspect the emails pursuant to an investigation into an alleged abuse of dominant position in the pharmaceutical market. 450-4 of the French Code of Commerce authorizes Competition Authority agents to seize any documents that are relevant to their investigation.

Privacy 40

Privacy Healthcare Personal data Compliance 40

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 8, 2019

All of this means there are better opportunities for innovative product development by e.g. start-ups and pharmaceutical companies, which may generate considerable external societal advantages as well. This way, the principle of publicity and privacy shall be balanced on case-by-case basis.

Personal data 68

Personal data GDPR Healthcare Compliance 68

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The impetuses for the survey were the many significant changes the GDPR will bring to companies’ management and processing of personal data, their privacy compliance programs and their IT systems and infrastructure. Privacy Shield. Privacy Shield. The GDPR replaces Directive 95/46/EC and will become applicable in May 2018.

GDPR 45

GDPR Data Privacy Compliance Privacy 45

Hunton Privacy

JULY 30, 2019

The projects are expected to have completed their participation in the sandbox by September 2020.

Artificial Intelligence 53

Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Personal data Risk 53

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 11, 2023

Artificial intelligence is used in healthcare for everything from answering patient questions to assisting with surgeries and developing new pharmaceuticals, benefitting both patients and healthcare systems. How does artificial intelligence benefit healthcare?

Artificial Intelligence 56

Artificial Intelligence Insurance Healthcare Government 56

IGI

AUGUST 7, 2019

Our first Snapshot focuses on the interplay between IG and privacy by telling the story of Sarah, an attorney in a large pharmaceutical company who leveraged GDPR compliance momentum to build a broader IG program.

Information governance 20

Information governance Government Unstructured data Healthcare 20

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Community Medical Centers, Inc.

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 141

Reltio

MAY 20, 2022

Some of the world's top enterprises now run on Reltio, including 14 of the Fortune 100, and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and several globally recognized customers, including AstraZeneca, Takeda, Empire Life Insurance, and Fulton Bank, switched from legacy to modern MDM solutions. And these problems are not just in the past.

MDM 75

MDM Customer Experience Cloud Insurance 75