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Re:Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private phot... by jetrink on Friday December 14, 2018 @12:41PM (#18682727)
It's not unprecedented either. Under HIPAA, the Department of Health and Human Services has fined organizations millions of dollars for data breaches resulting from unpatched software and inadequate security practices.
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Re:Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private phot... by creaghpatr on Friday December 14, 2018 @04:51PM (#18685165)
And on that note, you see a lot less (though not zero) breaches of healthcare data and most HIPAA violations are due to analog errors rather than digital exposure.

The government does a good job in this area forgiving innocuous violations, as long as all parties disclose it immediately and follow procedure.

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Re:Facebook says new bug allowed apps access to private phot... by repolfx on Saturday December 15, 2018 @08:18AM (#18688277)
Do we see less? Or are the serious ones never reported. Breaches of health data are not exactly trackable back to the source, assuming they're even abused at all.
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