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Archive for July, 2022

Categories : CDPI Privacy Newsletter
Dates : July 2022

Auto-delete location history is part of Google plan

July 5, 2022
While having location data is quite valuable to Google, the company announced it will begin automatically deleting location history when it deems there could be personal risks. This includes visits to abortion, weight loss and cosmetic surgery centers, and to fertility clinics. Google is also making it easier to delete data from app logs, and it has committed to transparency and advocacy to not divulge excessive personal information in instances of governmental or law enforcement requests.
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IT’S THE LAW (07/05/2022)

July 5, 2022
The US Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) published privacy guidelines to address HIPAA compliance concerns following the Dobbs abortion decision. It clarifies that providers are not required to disclose protected private medical information to third parties, and it addresses when HIPAA, which protects medical information, allows for disclosure. This comes at a time when a number of states are considering passing abortion legislation.  President Biden is said to be planning to formally ask the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to act to help protect women's abortion rights.
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Children’s Privacy: Discord found enabling malware-as-a-service hacking among teens

July 5, 2022
Routine malware checks conducted by Avast Security uncovered malware being propagated on Discord, the popular teen community chat app. The research team was surprised to learn that the activity was coming from teens, and identified the activity as part of a relatively recent trend called “malware-as-a-service,” in which people are given plug-and-play capabilities to be able to hack without the need for technical skills. In this case, it was being done by minors between the ages of 11-16.
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