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Health Giant Ascension Informs 5.6 Million Patients Their Sensitive Data Was Compromised 6 Months Ago (www.techdirt.com)

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[–] Steve@communick.news 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure there are HIPPA rules about informing the public as soon as possible. I could be wrong.