Your health information might feel private and secure with your doctor, but the reality is far more complicated. Data brokers collect a wide range of sensitive health data, from diagnoses and ...

The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, coveredca.com, has been sending sensitive data to LinkedIn, forensic testing by CalMatters has revealed. As ...

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. The United States has various federal and state laws that cover different aspects of data privacy, like health data, financial ...

A few years ago, being proactive about your health meant getting an annual physical and tracking your workout. Today, it means knowing your free testosterone levels, tracking VO2 max, and adjusting ...

Source: Getty Images HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, ...

It’s been a summer of litigation around third-party data usage. Last month, health media company Healthline Media LLC settled with the state of California, agreeing to pay a fine for violating the ...

The Data Security Program (DSP), implemented by the Department of Justice's National Security Division (DOJ/NSD) under Executive Order 14117 (Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal ...

Personal informatics and health data management represent a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that encompasses the systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of individual health ...

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The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The website that lets Californians shop for health insurance ...