It is readily apparent that electronic media and the internet are making it much easier to collect, organize and maintain data regarding individuals in our society. This is as true with respect to health care employees, and physicians in particular, as it is of anyone else. Information about physicians’ conduct, publications, and interactions with industry, as well as their regulatory, investigatory, and disciplinary history, is increasingly available through public sources. Information about practice patterns and quality of clinical performance can be readily analyzed ...
by Jeffrey M. Landes, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Steven M. Swirsky, and Jennifer A. Goldman
On January 25, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") sent warning letters to three companies that market, in total, six mobile phone applications ("Apps") that provide users with background check reports. In the warning letters, the FTC states that the Apps may violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). According to a press release issued by the FTC on February 7, 2012, the FTC cautioned the Apps' marketers that, if they have reason to believe that the background reports provided will be ...
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