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Feb 08 2022
WPF participating in T20 Indonesia inception conference Realizing inclusive recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic
COVID-19 Future of Privacy T20 The T-20 is a formal multi-stakeholder organization that feeds into the G20 each year. This year, Indonesia is the host for the G20 and the T20.
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WPF has been invited to participate in this year’s T20 inception conference as a research group. The conference will be held over two days on 9 and 10 February. Dec 07 2021
WPF advises OSHA re employee vaccination information
COVID-19 Digital Health Ecosystems Electronic Health Records Health Privacy Health Records OSHA Personal Health Record (PHR) The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published its proposal regarding how employee vaccination information will be treated by employers.
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WPF’s analysis has found a meaningful loophole in privacy protections, and has proposed a reme...
WPF’s analysis has found a meaningful loophole in privacy protections, and has proposed a remedy to OSHA. Sep 15 2021
WPF urges HHS National Vaccine Advisory Committee to extend privacy protections of vaccination information
COVID-19 Health Privacy Health Records Public Health In public testimony September 15, 2021, WPF’s Executive Director urged the Department of Health and Human Services National Vaccine Advisory Committee Committee to establish broadened protections for covid-19 vaccination data, including extending the existing CDC Guidance (from May 2021) prohibiting commercial marketing use of vaccination registration information or other vaccination data. The intersection between HIPAA privacy regulations Aug 13 2021
WPF supports CDC guidance prohibiting use of vaccine recipients’ data for commercial marketing purposes urges that protections are extended to proof of vaccination systems
COVID-19 Health Privacy Health Records HIPAA HIPAA Waiver WPF’s Executive Director spoke today before the US Center For Disease Control’s ACIP Committee regarding privacy protections for vaccine recipients’ data.
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Christopher Lee 6 minutes ago
WPF supported the CDC’s prohibition on the use of vaccine recipient data for commercial marketing ...
WPF supported the CDC’s prohibition on the use of vaccine recipient data for commercial marketing purposes. The CDC’s Vaccination Program Provider Requirements, published in May 18, 2021, specifically prohibits the commercial marketing use of Aug 04 2021
C20 – G20 Global Dialogue on Health WPF statement
C20 COVID-19 Data and Development Digital Health Ecosystems Governance Health Privacy On August 4, 2021, WPF participated as a member of the Civil20 – G20 Global Dialogue on Health. The dialogue was moderated by C20 Global Health co-chair Rachel Ong, with concluding comments by co-chair Kurt Frieder.
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Davide La Cecilia, Diplomatic adviser to the Italian Minister for Health and former Ambassador of It...
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Sophie Martin 3 minutes ago
The Privacy Act was written for the 1970s information era -- an era that was characterized by the us...
Davide La Cecilia, Diplomatic adviser to the Italian Minister for Health and former Ambassador of Italy to Ukraine, participated 1234Next Page » WPF updates and news CALENDAR EVENTS
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