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A tall glass of entrapment

Kids will do stupid things. Illegal things too. Social Media will ensure it haunts them forever…   University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student Adam Bauer was ticketed for underage drinking in […]

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Ahh…girls stealing boyfriends…age old drama. 21st century legal liabilities… From MSN.com: Farah Nur Arafah, an 18-year-old teen in Indonesia, was given a 75-day suspended jail sentence in February 2010 after […]

New Filipino law makes liking on Facebook illegal

Welcome to the Balkanization of the internet. While I’m no fan of Facebook, laws like these will hamper freedom & civil rights. I’ve always said that with Social Media, you […]

Prevent your kids from becomomg accidental porn stars

Here’s another good reason to educate your kids and keep them off social media. Parasite websites are popping up that exist solely to grab suggestive and sexually explicit photos of […]

Who's been tracking YOUR DNA?

In the 1990’s we spent $ 2.5 BILLION to sequence the human genome. Thanks to Moore’s law (computing power doubles every 18 months) and revolutionary breakthroughs in DNA sequencing, pretty […]

Schools are the new prisons – John Jay HS in Texas demands Students wear RFID or lose privileges

Does the school administration (or the district, or the state) realize what a HUGE landmine they are burying in front of their faces? A) Students are being trained in being […]

Hospital must implement revised policies for telephone messages

Hospital Implements New Minimum Necessary Polices for Telephone Messages Covered Entity: General Hospital Issue: Minimum Necessary; Confidential Communications A hospital employee did not observe minimum necessary requirements when she left […]

Private Practice banned from charging excessive medical records fee

Entity Rescinds Improper Charges for Medical Record Copies to Reflect Reasonable, Cost-Based Fees Covered Entity: Private Practice Issue: Access A patient alleged that a covered entity failed to provide him […]

Private Practice required to change waiting room layout

Private Practice Implements Safeguards for Waiting Rooms Covered Entity: Private Practice Issue: Safeguards; Impermissible Uses and Disclosures A staff member of a medical practice discussed HIV testing procedures with a […]

Pharmacy required to implement BAA with law firm

Pharmacy Chain Enters into Business Associate Agreement with Law Firm Covered Entity: Pharmacy Chain Issue: Impermissible Uses and Disclosures; Business Associates A complaint alleged that a law firm working on […]