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Toothless Hipaa: Searching For A Private Right Of Action To Remedy Privacy Rule Violations, Joshua D.W. Collins
Toothless Hipaa: Searching For A Private Right Of Action To Remedy Privacy Rule Violations, Joshua D.W. Collins
Vanderbilt Law Review
A Midwestern banker, who also served as a member of his county's health board, cross-referenced a health board's list of patients suffering from various diseases with a list of the bank's customers. He then called due the mortgages of anyone suffering from cancer. In Oregon, computer disks containing the medical records of 365,000 patients were stolen from a car. Along with personal medical information, the records also contained the patients' names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. A Maryland school board member's medical records, revealing that he had been treated for depression, were sent to school officials along with an anonymous …
Special Project+ Privacy, Melody R. Barron
Special Project+ Privacy, Melody R. Barron
Vanderbilt Law Review
Privacy has long been a matter of particular concern in the minds of Americans. Indeed, privacy concerns were at the crux of the American Revolution. The earliest days of colonial life saw creation of laws protecting the individual against eavesdropping, and the sanctity of one's home. The Bill of Rights also reflects privacy interests. As America grew, technological advances in the dissemination of information caused public demands for protection of privacy rights; I Each year, the Vanderbilt Law Review publishes one issue with notes devoted solely to a topic of current interest. These notes collectively constitute the Special Project.