Originally Posted by
Isobel
If this is indeed what happened, you might want to investigate whether federal HIPAA were violated and whether you can sue.
Federal HIPAA security and privacy regulations only apply to covered entities as defined in the regs which are healthcare providers, payers and clearinghouses. Sorry but the TSA is not a covered HIPAA entity hence there is no breach under the security & privacy regs.
However (big However) there may be state privacy regulations that may enter into play.