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Health Care Provider Faces $150,000 Fine After Failing to Apply Software Patches

Federal regulators have fined an Alaskan health care provider for failing to apply software patches, leading to a data breach. The $150,000 fine was the result of a settlement between the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and Anchorage Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS. Continue reading

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Orwellian Big Brother is a Reality: Government in Your Internet

From the Snowden leaks to the recent passage of the Brazilian government “Marco Civil da Internet”, a set of legislation designed to enforce net neutrality, freedom of expression and privacy, there is no mistaking that this is a critical time for the internet and it’s digital citizens. Cloud and hosting… Continue reading

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Brazil Signs Internet Bill of Rights into Law, Compelling Service Providers to Follow New Rules

Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff has signed into law the “Marco Civil da Internet,” a set of legislation designed to enforce net neutrality in the country, protect Brazilians’ freedom of expression, and give Brazilian citizens a reasonable expectation of privacy. Read More Continue reading

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