Originally Posted by
El Cochinito
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.
I was afraid that might be the case.
Breaches like this are worth publicizing, though. The idea that federal agencies like the TSA are saving and later datamining our medical information is the sort of thing that might just make folks angry enough to engage in more active protest of the TSA than we've seen thus far.