Pair of personal-health data breaches reported – one involves biometric identifiers

Lawyers defending U.S. companies sued for breaking biometric privacy laws sometimes make comparisons between the large fines businesses face and the theoretical harm a person might suffer if their identifiers were misused or stolen.

The implication is that biometrics theft is inconsequential for victims and rare compared to the large and growing number of biometric information privacy cases businesses face.

And yet, breaches continue. Two companies that deal in personal health information companies are talking about data losses. One of …

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