On 16Jun17:0810-0400, Paul Davis wrote: > The USA has no data protection laws, and > even under the Obama administration tends to defer to the wishes and whims > of large corporations. I refer you to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act : Title II of HIPAA defines policies, procedures and : guidelines for maintaining the privacy and security of : individually identifiable health information as well : as outlining numerous offenses relating to health care : and sets civil and criminal penalties for violations. Ask your doctor's office if they've ever heard of HIPPA. I think you need to qualify "data protection laws"; e.g., Ed Snowden would probably disagree with your statement as it stands. The IRS is extremely touchy regarding the handling of taxpayer personal information--mishandle such and getting fired may be the least of your problems; likewise, the SSA. Most organizations have their own internal policies that have the force of law for employees and contractors, and those policies are often required by law; e.g., the Sarbanees-Oxley Act, well-known to the IT employees of large financial establishments. -- <not cent from sell> May the LORD God bless you exceedingly abundantly! Dave_Craig______________________________________________ "So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe." __--from_Nightfall_by_Asimov/Silverberg_________________
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