data privacy

The Philippine House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a measure that will protect individual personal data in information and communications systems in the government and in the private sector.

How important is the personal data privacy. Often we have no qualms giving our personal details to sign up for a new membership program, or to renew our subscription to a favorite paper. But the recent controversy surrounding the sale of 1.97 million customer records by Octopus Card in Hong Kong, and the public outcry following it, reminds us that data privacy is still a sensitive issue for government, politicians, businesses and the general public.

The Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital is one of the most modern hospitals in Hong Kong catering to the affluent population of the SAR. As part of its efforts to ensure the best possible care for its patient, the HKSH recently introduced a new patient care system called IE Buddy. Dr. Joseph Chan, Deputy Medical Superintendent and Head of Dept of Women's Health & Obstetrics, discusses the role of IE Buddy in ensuring the highest levels of patient care at the hospital.

Iron Mountain, an information management services company, released its second Compliance Benchmark Report: Best Practices for Records Management, a review of how companies store and destroy business records in time for the annual international Data Privacy Day.

Data loss is a common problem among government organizations. How to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access or accidental loss are two questions that Jeffrey Kok, corporate sales engineer at RSA, covers in this open and fairly frank discussion.

Hong Kong's Hospital Authority and the Office of Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data kicked off the 'Care for Patients - Protect their Personal Data" campaign Thursday, in response to a series of patient personal data loss in the past 12 months.