tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post8925708026630360121..comments2024-03-08T07:29:54.585-04:00Comments on Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Consumer response and responsibilityprivacylawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03943567746055311435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-68626499021421644072007-02-05T15:04:00.000-04:002007-02-05T15:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your impressions, David. I do t...Thanks for sharing your impressions, David. I do think Canada is way ahead of the U.S. on actually investigating and dealing with breaches involving medical privacy. I periodically report stories where patients' medical records are found blowing down the street or where hospitals have had laptops with patient records compromised or stolen, and yet there has not been any serious investigation or charges -- or penalties -- under our HIPAA law -- or any other law for that matter.<br /><br />Then, too, I see stories here about how people buy others' personal details and then put them up for sale on eBay or on the web. I don't think I've ever seen a story like that coming out of Canada, have you? <br /><br />So even though you may be lagging behind us in notification laws, I think Canada is ahead of the U.S. in other important respects. The Herald Chronicle story surprised me as I would have expected the shopper's reaction here, but not there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com