privacy

Although the defense secretary transferred key decision-making authorities to his deputy during surgery and early part of his hospitalization, he did not tell her why. And he did not tell the president,.

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office said it thinks the Florida Supreme Court should reverse a decades-old position that a privacy clause in the state constitution protects abortion rights.

The judge's oral ruling, based on the state constiution's privacy protections, isn't binding until he signs a written order, likely next week. Meantime, the law has gone into into effect . The state plans to appeal.

Health data can be shockingly available. A group of nonprofits and corporations is proposing to patch up the holes in health apps, but many of the biggest companies didn’t participate in the proposal’s creation.

To advance health equity, the state is requiring insurers that offer public option plans to collect demographic data on providers, including race and sexual orientation, raising privacy concerns.

Without scrutiny, insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on public data about things like race, marital status, your TV consumption and even if you buy plus-size clothing.

Health insurer Aetna has reached a settlement with people whose privacy was compromised when their HIV status was visible through the clear address windows on envelopes sent to them.

Five complaints have been filed in state and federal courts challenging a law that took effect Monday that helps physician-defendants in medical…