Posts Tagged: Consumer Privacy act

Privacy Act hinders foster care placements

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by Susanna Kniffen, Kristen Power and Jennifer Rexroad posted 07.08.2019

OPINION: There are more than 55,000 children in foster care in California and about 34 percent of them will be placed with relatives according to AdoptUSKids — that is, if social workers can find their family. When a child is removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care, relatives are the preferred resource because this type of placement maintains the child’s connections with their family.

Changes urged in new Consumer Privacy Act

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by AILEEN LUIB posted 06.10.2019

OPINION: I believe in the American Dream because I am lucky enough to be the American Dream. And I’m not alone; there are millions of business owners in California and I imagine some of them share my success story.

Clinical trials: Data privacy law needs quick fix

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by EVE BUKOWSKI posted 08.27.2018

OPINION: Unfortunately, California’s recently passed data privacy law will have unintended consequences for medical research and clinical trials in California and may inadvertently prevent patients like me from accessing the clinical trials that are keeping us alive.