False Verkada HIPAA Compliance And Legal Risks Investigated

Verkada's ***** ******

******* ***** ******** ****** claims ** ***** **********. The *******'*"******* ********** ****" ************ **** *** '*********' to ** ***** *********:

*** *****"********** & ******** ***********" section********* ******** **** *************:

*** ***** ** *********** made ******* ********** ************ *******:

*** ******* ********** ****** ********* brochure, ***** ******** "***** Compliant ********" **** *******:

***** * ******** ******** * **** ****** the ******* ****/******:

**** ******** * ********* ********************** ***** ********* **** Verkada:

******,*******'* *** ***** ******** ironically *********** "********* ****** ***** privacy ** ** ********* with *****":

**’** ********** ******* ***** privacy *** ***** ******** — ** ****, ****’* part ** *** **’** been ** **********. *** example, ****** **** ** an ******** ******* *** us ******* ** ***conscious ****** ***** ******* ** ** ********* **** *****. [emphasis added]

Verkada = ***** ******** *********

*******, ********** ***** ********* **** Verkada,**** **** **** ********** with ********* **** **** them * ***** ******** associate *** **** ****** with *****:

No ***** ** ******* *** ******* ***** ********** ******

******* ****** ** ****** proof, *******, ******, **********, certification, ** ***** ********** for *** ***** ********* claims. ********, ** ********** asked ******* *** **** evidence *** ***** ******* did ******* * ******* response, **** ******* ** address *** **** ** proof.

** ********, ********* **** *** ************* * ******* **** had * **** ****** complained ***** *************** ***** HIPAA *********, *******:

*** ******* ******* *********** expressly ** ** *********** that * ********** ****** or ***** ***** *** reviewed ******’* *********** ********* and ********** **** *** HIPAA’s ************.

Violations ** *****

**** *******'* ***"******** ***** *********"********, *** *********** ***** violations *** * ***** one ** ****

*****, ******* ****** ******** for "******* ********* ***********", as ***** *****:

*******, *******'****-******** ***** ***** ********, ** **********, ********** their ***** ** '******* necessary' ***********.

********, ***** ******* ********** the **** ** ****** risk ** *********** ****** to *** ***** *******, it ************** *** ******** to ***** ****** ** its *** ********* ****** to ******** ******* *** video *****:

*******, ******* ****** **** featuring "************* ***** ****" enables **** ** ** HIPAA *********:

*******, ***** ******* *** have ***** **** **********, the ~*** ** ** employees **** ***** ***** accounts **** ***** *** in ** ****'* ******** were *** ******** ****** and ********* ** *****.

"A ***** ********"

********* **** *** ******* hack ** "* ***** disaster" **** *** "****** at *** ***** ** using ********, *** **** password, ** ***** ****** admin ********."

**'* ** ********** *** a ******* ** ** claiming ****** ***** *** sophistication *** ************* ******* to ** ***** **** they *** *** ******** their ******* ** *** way **** **** ***. And **** ****** *** media ******* **** *** about ******** ***** ** their ** ***** *** systems ******* ***** *** employees. **'* **** * debacle. ****, * ******'* trust **** **** ** hospital ** **** *****, to *** *** *****. I ******'* ***** **** anywhere.

*** ********** **** ******* out *** ***** ****** with****** ********** ** *** company's *** **************** ********** **** **** before **** ****** *** exposed:

** * ****** **** analysis *** **** ****, the **** ** ******* cameras ** ******* ***** monitored ** * ***** party *** *** ******* been ***** *** ***** their *** ******* ** harass ***** *** ********* - ** ***** *****, a **** ** ******** at *** ****** *** obvious, *** *** ** the ***** ******, ****** available ** ****** *** looked - *** **** of ******* ***** ******* in ******* ***** ******** an ******** **** **** should **** **** ********** in *** ********** **** analysis.

***********, ** **** "******* has ************** ******* ******* **** as ********, *** ***** be ****** ** ** penalized -- ********** ** civilly."

**'* *** **** ******* that ***** **** ************, but ***** ********* ** well. ********* ** *********, "if **** *** ******** rigorously, ********* ** *** letter ** *** ***, it ***** ********* ******** of ******* ** *****. And ***** **** **** quite * *** ************ dollar ********* ****** [*** HIPAA **********]."

Legal **** ** *******

***** *******'* ***** ********** may ** ***********, *** possibility ** ***** ********* will ***** ** *** Federal **********'* ******* *********** stance. *** ****** ** Civil ****** (***) ** the ********** ** ****** and ***** ******** ** responsible *** ****** ******* HIPAA *********; ********* ** Weintraub, *** *********** *** been "**** *****" ** recent *****.

*******, *** ***** ** players **** *** ***** HIPAA-related ******* ** ***** has ******** ** ****** years ***. *** **** can ***** ******** **** as *** *** ***** charges *** ***** **********, state-level ********* ******* *** as ****.

Response **** *******

******* ******** * ******* response ** **** ***** notifying *********:

*** ************* ** *******. We ******** *** ********* of *** ******** ******** and *** ******* **** affected ********* ** ********* what, ** ***, ********* health *********** *** **** been ******* ** **** attack.

******* ******* ** ******* how ** ********* ** based *** ***** ********* marketing ******.