Consumer Privacy
A new neighborhood watch? Amazon’s “smart doorbell” raises privacy concerns
Although the features of the Ring Video Doorbell have provided its users with a greater sense of security, they have also recently raised concerns relating to privacy.—Jenny L. Holmes
Health Care and HIPAA
Multi-state health system’s refusal to properly report breach to OCR leads to $2.175 million settlement
On November 27, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced Sentara Hospitals (Sentara) has agreed to pay $2.175 million to OCR and adopt a corrective action plan that includes two years of monitoring to settle possible violations of HIPAA.—Jena M. Grady