Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
National

B.C. Lags In Protecting Sensitive Health Data: Privacy Commissioner

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Sep, 2015 01:07 PM
    VANCOUVER — British Columbia's privacy commissioner is calling for immediate action by provincial health authorities to boost protection of citizen's health information in the absence of disclosure laws.
     
    Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham says authorities are not legally obligated to report privacy breaches, which could involve sensitive personal information from HIV tests, to mammograms or routine blood results.
     
    Denham has released 13 recommendations in a report that examined eight provincial health authorities between April and June.
     
    The review found the most common breaches include lost or stolen records, unencrypted data, health workers "snooping" in electronic records and deliberate social media disclosures.
     
    As a result, Denham is urging health executives to promote a culture of rigorous security and privacy controls by providing resources and tools for implementation of stronger practices.
     
    She says regardless of B.C.'s lack of legal requirements, authorities should promptly notify people if their personal information is breached and could cause harm.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Shots Fired During Failed Dawson Creek Home Invasion; RCMP Searches For Suspects

    Shots Fired During Failed Dawson Creek Home Invasion; RCMP Searches For Suspects
    RCMP say they received a report of several people trying to break into the home by force early Friday morning.

    Shots Fired During Failed Dawson Creek Home Invasion; RCMP Searches For Suspects

    B.C. Leaders Get On Board Rail-Safety Alliance Under Threat Of Train Derailments

    B.C. Leaders Get On Board Rail-Safety Alliance Under Threat Of Train Derailments
    The American-led Safe Energy Leadership Alliance is lobbying for new protections from train accidents in Canada and the United States.

    B.C. Leaders Get On Board Rail-Safety Alliance Under Threat Of Train Derailments

    Police Search For Driver Who Tried To Hit Cops With Vehicle In Langford, B.C.

    Police Search For Driver Who Tried To Hit Cops With Vehicle In Langford, B.C.
     Mounties on southern Vancouver Island are searching for a man who allegedly tried to hit officers with a stolen vehicle.

    Police Search For Driver Who Tried To Hit Cops With Vehicle In Langford, B.C.

    There Will Be Consequences After Death Of Teen In Government Care: B.C. Premier Christy Clark

    British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says there will be consequences for the tragic death of a teenager in government care.

    There Will Be Consequences After Death Of Teen In Government Care: B.C. Premier Christy Clark

    B.C. Electoral Commission Proposes 2 New Surrey, Richmond Ridings For 2017 Vote

    B.C. Electoral Commission Proposes 2 New Surrey, Richmond Ridings For 2017 Vote
    A three-member electoral boundaries commission has proposed two new ridings — one in Surrey and the other in Richmond — increasing the total number to 87 across the province

    B.C. Electoral Commission Proposes 2 New Surrey, Richmond Ridings For 2017 Vote

    One Man Safe, Another Still Missing In Separate Searches Near Vancouver

    One Man Safe, Another Still Missing In Separate Searches Near Vancouver
     A search has resumed for a 49-year-old hiker overdue on a lengthy expedition through bush near Pitt Lake, northeast of Vancouver.

    One Man Safe, Another Still Missing In Separate Searches Near Vancouver