When poor vendor vetting leads to exposed health data
May 7, 2021
In The Parallax View, data security and privacy lawyer Matthew Meade discusses a recent data breach that exposed the COVID-19 status and other personal health information of 72,000 Pennsylvania residents, warning that stewards of patient health information — or any sensitive consumer data — should carefully vet third-party vendors. “The company looks like they’ve never done this kind of work before,” Meade said. “My takeaway from this is: Know your vendor.”
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