Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says

Google's New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says

Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says

Several members of Congress continued to express reservations about Google’s new privacy policy after a closed-door meeting on Thursday, with one House member saying that Google’s handling of sensitive medical searches may violate HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Members of the House Energy and Commerce committee grilled Pablo Chavez, Google’s director of public policy, and Google attorney Michael Yang for about two hours. After the meeting, several of the Representatives expressed their unhappiness with Google’s answers on a variety of privacy issues — questions brought on by Google’s recent announcement that it will combine all of its privacy policies into one, which will allow the company to share user information across its services. That last point, according to Representative Mary Bono Mack, may leave Google in violation of HIPAA, a law...

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@PIMSBilling » 12 Feb '12, 4pm
Does Google's new privacy policy violate HIPAA? What do you think? #HITECH #HIPAA [link]
@Skylonda » 09 Feb '12, 10pm
RT @JeffMLoy: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] #hippa #googleprivacy
@kostaMakroDimi » 09 Feb '12, 6pm
Health attorney: Google's new privacy policy does not violate HIPAA [link] Rep Mary Bono Mack, [link]
@Clinithink » 07 Feb '12, 4pm
Google not a threat to HIPAA: [link] #healthcareit
@thesaint707 » 06 Feb '12, 9pm
#Google’s New #Privacy Policy May Violate #HIPAA Congresswoman Says [link] #CryptocloudVpn
@calshana » 06 Feb '12, 8pm
Even Congress doesn't understand HIPAA - Google's New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link]
@agentdarkapple » 06 Feb '12, 4pm
“@DoDRecruiterDC Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] #Google #privacy”
@andyridgway » 06 Feb '12, 4pm
And now things are getting interesting. C'mon #Google, you know better than to violate #HIPAA, right? [link] via @sengineland
@gnax » 06 Feb '12, 2pm
HIPAA Compliance is the first step in looking for a secure Cloud solution. Recent criticism regarding Google's... [link]
@simpli_fi » 06 Feb '12, 2pm
RT @SimplifiCRO: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link]
@JordanMFlowers » 06 Feb '12, 2pm
RT @chrisrice7: “@sengineland: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says by @mattmcgee [link] #hmenews
@TheFireTracker2 » 05 Feb '12, 3pm
RT @hp_ems: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says: [link]
@CandiceScheets » 05 Feb '12, 3pm
New Google Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA [link] ..being HIPAA Certified and HIT, there isn't a case here @chriscountey
@jasontruesdell » 05 Feb '12, 3pm
Although HIPPA is an American law, the Google consolidation affects Canadians, too. [link]
@sengineland » 05 Feb '12, 11am
RT @Corey_bos: Congresswoman-New Google Privacy Policy May Violate HIPPA [link] @sengineland glad someone's concerned but don't think it does
@Christine1507 » 04 Feb '12, 4pm
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@akillast » 04 Feb '12, 7am
RT @SpineJournal: Google new privacy policy may violate HIPAA [link] #spine
@techandtrading » 04 Feb '12, 6am
Pretty sure she's wrong. RT @sengineland: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link]
@GugusSakti » 04 Feb '12, 6am
Hmmm... RT @sengineland: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link]
@sengineland » 04 Feb '12, 5am
RT @daveniebuhr: I don't think it's just a Google issue .. cookies anyone? New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, [link] via @sengineland
@Getdown2busines » 04 Feb '12, 1am
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. One of Googles advantages over FB was suppose to be their... [link]
@chrisrice7 » 04 Feb '12, 1am
“@sengineland: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says by @mattmcgee [link] #hmenews
@Social5150 » 04 Feb '12, 12am
Google’s new privacy policy: A more intelligent and personalized search experience, or a HIPPA violation? You decide: [link]
@valued_opinion » 03 Feb '12, 10pm
RT @ChoiceZnewZ: #Google’s New #Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] | RT @accrete
@ChoiceZnewZ » 03 Feb '12, 10pm
#Google’s New #Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] | RT @accrete
@boblaw » 03 Feb '12, 10pm
Someone needed some press. Google's New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] via @sengineland
@SpineJournal » 03 Feb '12, 10pm
Google new privacy policy may violate HIPAA [link] #spine
@bryancgriffin » 03 Feb '12, 9pm
RT @glocknergroup: RT “@bryancgriffin: “@ahier: Congresswoman says Google privacy policy may violate HIPAA [link]” - could be a slight problem”
@glocknergroup » 03 Feb '12, 9pm
RT “@bryancgriffin: “@ahier: Congresswoman says Google privacy policy may violate HIPAA [link]” - could be a slight problem”
@KaylanBaban » 03 Feb '12, 9pm
#Google #privacy policy a violation of HIPAA? Does #HIPAA even apply?[link]
@SmartTraininglc » 03 Feb '12, 8pm
Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA....let the debate begin! [link]
@sixestate » 03 Feb '12, 7pm
Will Google's new privacy features violate HIPAA? [link]
@HospitalHow » 03 Feb '12, 6pm
Interesting Consideration...Does Google's New Privacy Policy Violate HIPAA? [link] via @sengineland
@Brian_Richards1 » 03 Feb '12, 6pm
What ever happened to "do no evil" #HIPAAcompliance [link]
@greggorman » 03 Feb '12, 6pm
@Hallicious Did you see this? My thought is that Google is not bound by HIPAA, but I see the concern. [link]
@pbwp » 03 Feb '12, 6pm
who else saw THIS coming: google vs. hipaa [link]
@crossfuse » 03 Feb '12, 5pm
Google's Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says | [link] | via @sengineland - what do you think of this claim?
@BFHSNetwork » 03 Feb '12, 5pm
Google's New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] via @sengineland reaching for stars here IMO!!!
@daveniebuhr » 03 Feb '12, 5pm
I don't think it's just a Google issue .. cookies anyone? New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, [link] via @sengineland
@manao » 03 Feb '12, 5pm
True but ... isn't the problem a human error, again? Google's New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link]
@tydesign » 03 Feb '12, 5pm
Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack: Google's new privacy policy might violate HIPAA. [link] #privacy
@JeffMLoy » 03 Feb '12, 5pm
Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] #hippa #googleprivacy
@CircleCalc » 03 Feb '12, 4pm
Could Goggle's new privacy policy violate HIPAA? Google talks to members of Congress in closed door session [link]
@pjmachado » 03 Feb '12, 4pm
RT @Cascadia #Google isn't a "covered entity" under #HIPAA - health provider, plan [link] #hitsm
@gregtownsleywsi » 03 Feb '12, 4pm
RT @wsi4all: Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link]
@Cascadia » 03 Feb '12, 4pm
@ahier @IdeaGov @healthpolicygrp Google isn't a "covered entity" under #HIPAA - health provider, plan [link] #hcsm
@healthpolicygrp » 03 Feb '12, 3pm
MT @ahier: Congresswoman says Google privacy policy may violate #HIPAA [link] #hcsm #privacy
@chiefmaverick » 03 Feb '12, 3pm
Legal wrangling: Google's New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says [link] via @sengineland
@IdeaGov » 03 Feb '12, 3pm
RT @ahier: Congresswoman says Google privacy policy may violate HIPAA [link]
@Empire_SEO » 03 Feb '12, 3pm
Is accusations regarding #Google violation #HIPPA too far-reached? [link]