A security
breach notification only applies to «unsecured PHI».
Not exact matches
When it comes to data protection, the situation is similar:
only 17 fines were issued for
breaches in 2016, out of several thousands of
notifications sent.
Even though PIPEDA does not have mandatory data
breach notification requirements yet, the privacy commissioner has always encouraged
notification if the
breach is significant and companies want to get ahead of the story by notifying relevant regulators before an individual makes a complaint or the media breaks the story — if
only to better shape the narrative.
The affected patients will have to be notified as the information is subject to PHIPA, which contains Canada's
only mandatory
breach notification.
The Superior Court agreed with the trial court that the Pennsylvania legislature has considered the same issues and chose
only to impose a duty of
notification of a data
breach.
Individuals must receive
notification only when the
breach poses a «real risk of significant harm,» a standard Lawford says is difficult to meet and even harder to measure.
There's also Bitdefender Mobile Security for iOS, which is also free, but it offers
only anti-theft and
breach -
notification features, with no antivirus component.