Privacy advocates applaud the President for acting in the best interests of healthcare consumers. They claim that patients who have suffered discrimination at the hands of employers or insurance companies with access to their medical data will finally find some legal protection. Fixing the Medical Privacy Regulations . Every family that cherishes its privacy ought to be disturbed by this massive grant of federal authority. Americans' medical records should be protected from all bureaucrats, not just corporate ones.
Banks fail cyberattack test .
The study further revealed that Australian banks were among the Web sites most open to online attack. Boston Herald - Bill would knock hack out of cyber criminals . Techies who use their computer skills for malicious purposes could face as many as 10 years in prison under a proposal set for a hearing today on Beacon Hill. Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly is taking another shot at stiffening state laws dealing with hacking and other computer crimes. All rights reserved.