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Last time I heard that Santa Claus was neither compliant with UK Data Protection Act [1], nor the Canadian Privacy Act [2]. [1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/u
by hackbinary 11y ago
Last time I heard that Santa Claus was neither compliant with UK Data Protection Act [1], nor the Canadian Privacy Act [2].
[1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents
[2] https://www.priv.gc.ca/leg_c/r_o_a_e.asp https://www.priv.gc.ca/leg_c/r_o_a_e.asp
- beamatronic 11y agoSerious question: Would Santa Claus be subject to HIPAA compliance?
- Nadya 11y agoThe best way to understand if something is a HIPAA violation is "Can someone who isn't the patient or doctor find any PHI?" So unless Santa stores health information in his Naught/Nice list, he's HIPAA compliant.
- hackbinary 11y agoSanta Claus must store some health information about some children that have mental illnesses.
- jMyles 11y agoAre 'naughty' and 'nice' slated to be recognized conditions in the DSM-VI?
- DJHenk 11y agoNo, but they will certainly be in the BDSM-VI.
- stinkytaco 11y agoSerious question: Was that really a serious question?
- __jal 11y agoUnless Santa has diversified rather far afield, I'm pretty sure his enterprise does not meet the definition of a Covered Entity[1]. [1] https://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_06.asp https://privacyruleandresearch.nih.gov/pr_06.asp
- lordnacho 11y agoWhat about his commercial pilot license?
- dogma1138 11y agoNo but he is clear violation of the European Data Protection Directive for sure since data of EU nationals is stored in the NON database presumably at the north pole. Santa Claus also does not appear to respect the "right to be forgotten" ruling as the gifts just keep coming despite constant unsubscribe and that removal requests.
- Symbiote 11y agoAs the footnote of the article says, he really lives in Finland (I'd say Lappland, but opinions vary). That's in the EU, so he's fine.