Tag: health data

Premiers Say No Progress Made on Federal Funding for Health Care

The country’s premiers say they have made no progress with the federal government to ensure a sustainable health care funding plan. They are seeking slightly more than a one-third contribution to health investment through federal transfer payments. The Council of the Federation, which includes all of Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers, said in a…


Eighty House Republicans Vote With Democrats to Pass Bill Funding Federal Vaccine Database

Eighty House Republicans voted with the Democrats to Tuesday to pass the Immunization Infrastructure Modernization Act, which if passed by the Senate and made into law, would fund a federal vaccination database. The bill, also known as H.R. 550, will grant the federal government the authority to appropriate $400 million in taxpayer dollars to fund “immunization…


China Is Collecting Americans’ DNA, Posing Major Security Risks: US Counterintelligence Agency

The Chinese regime has for years been collecting large amounts of American healthcare data, including sensitive genetic information—which pose serious privacy and national security risks, a top U.S. counterintelligence agency has warned. Alongside illegal means such as cyber hacking, Beijing has used investments in American biotech companies and partnerships with hospitals and universities to gain…


Popular Fertility App Sued Over Allegedly Sharing Personal Data with Chinese Firms

A popular fertility app has been sued for allegedly sending personal data to Chinese analytics firms without users’ consent. Premom, a digital ovulation tracker owned by Illinois-based company Easy Healthcare, came under scrutiny last year when a privacy watchdog group found that the app on Android devices was sharing data about the user without permission,…