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Why Social Workers Are Vulnerable to Privacy Breaches and What You Can Do About It

Famcare

More work is being done online in this digital age, which raises the danger of data theft and privacy violations. When information is accessed or disclosed without authority, privacy violations occur.

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Dear All Pharmacists – On privacy and trust

SECTIONED

I was so upset yesterday about a breach of my privacy at a pharmacy (not the first one) that I ranted on twitter – and it seemed it struck a chord with other patients. What patients say about privacy and confidentiality. How to raise concerns about breaches of privacy and confidentiality.

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Emerging Words for the Future (Spring 2023 Edition)

Social Work Futures

Privacy Literacy – Discussions about erosion of privacy in public life have been ubiquitous in the last 20 years given the rapid expansion of new technologies. Are new kinds of “literacies” required to thrive in the future – and maintain any modicum of privacy in the world ahead?

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Tips for the new Social Work Adjunct Instructor

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

I also recommend you learn about FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act , which grants students privacy and rights over their educational records. Most institutions have resources to support students, such as a counseling center, food pantry, and financial aid. Learn about these resources and how to refer students.

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Notes from the Future – February 17, 2023

Social Work Futures

The future of social issues “The Need to Protect the Data in our Brains” is a fascinating read dives into the futures of privacy and rapidly expanding neurotech applications. Important insights from privacy/surveillance capitalism scholar Shoshana Zuboff: “Privacy has been extinguished. It is now a zombie.”

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Proposed New York City Law shows how mandatory child abuse reporting makes everything worse

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In response, supporters spoke of adding language to make clear services would be voluntary and would include “strict privacy perimeters.” Mandatory reporting laws supersede all other rules about privacy. Whatever the “privacy perimeters” may be, mandatory reporters are required to breach them – and call the family police.

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Sharp rise in social workers sharing diversity data with regulator

Community Care

Information on how data is used is available in Social Work England’s privacy policy. It said the data would be stored on registrants’ online accounts and could be shared or changed at any time. Related articles. 8% of social workers have shared diversity data with regulator.

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