Pulse May 27, 2022
Privacy is an important topic of discussion, consideration, deliberation, or any other word that can be used to say it is front and center. The focus on privacy has been growing as technology expands and creates more data. Privacy is so important though because there needs to be an understanding of what should happen with data.
Some Definitions
Before discussing what should happen with privacy, how is it defined?
The dictionary definition of privacy from Merriam-Webster includes (i) the quality or state of being apart from company or observation or (ii) secrecy. The baseline from the definitions is that privacy is about keeping something out of general view and being able to keep something apart.
Under HIPAA, the Privacy Rule...