Privacy Issues
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GetPreCiSe Center’s annual workshop features top genomic privacy researchers April 30
The Center for Genetic Privacy and Identity in Community Settings (GetPreCiSe) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has set its annual workshop exploring privacy and genomics for April 30. Read MoreApr 20, 2018
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Op-ed: An online ‘erasure service’ for California minors – but can it work?
Human nature itself can undermine privacy laws that seek to balance the government’s interests in surveillance and protecting the country against terrorism with a citizen’s right to be left alone, argues Lydia Jones, adjunct professor of law. Read MoreDec 16, 2014
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For secure health care data, thwart the attacks of tomorrow – not yesterday
Proactive measures are the best way to stay ahead of computer hackers who threaten the security of digital health care records, says M. Eric Johnson, dean of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreSep 25, 2013
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Student privacy compliance training coming Aug. 12
All members of the university community with access to student education records will be required to participate in an important new university compliance training initiative. Read MoreJul 31, 2013
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Malin helps craft de-identification guidelines
A great deal of biomedical and health services research at some point involves record de-identification, whether it’s prior to the sharing of study data or, in the case of large patient databases, prior to the initial extraction of study data. Read MoreDec 6, 2012
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TIPSHEET: Expert on surveillance can comment on National Opt-Out Day
Torin Monahan, associate professor of human and organizational development and medicine at Vanderbilt University, is available to discuss how and why resistance to surveillance is on the rise in the United States and ways in which surveillance has developed in recent years. Read MoreNov 19, 2010