The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a proposed package of two regulations announced on December 15th, 2020 by the European Commission. The other framework is called Digital Market Act (DMA). Its expressed purpose is to update the European Union's legal framework, in particular by modernising the e-Commerce Directive adopted in 2000. In practice, this will mean new legislation regarding illegal content, transparent advertising and disinformation. (from Wikipedia)

In a first, India #healthIT regs mandate Separation of Concerns (#APIneutrality) between processors and patient-directed controllers.

These foundational principles of SSI (available in 15 languages) are intended for use by any digital identity ecosystem. Any organization is welcomed to incorporate these principles into its digital identity ecosystem governance framework provided they are included in their entirety. The principles of SSI shall be limited only by official laws and regulations that apply in a relevant jurisdiction.

The privacy of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is facing a major hurdle with outsourcing private health data in the cloud as there exists danger of leaking health information to unauthorized parties. In fact, EHRs are stored on centralized databases that increases the security risk footprint and requires trust in a single authority which cannot effectively protect data from internal attacks. This research focuses on ensuring the patient privacy and data security while sharing the sensitive data across same or different organisations as well as healthcare providers in a distributed environment.

Walgreens and CVS staff will soon begin vaccinations at tens of thousands of long-term care facilities. Some staff and residents are wary, and there are thorny issues of consent.

The OIX Interoperability Guide provides ‘how to’ guidance for anyone interested in assessing how different identity ecosystems interact. It sets out a clear, adaptable approach to assessing interoperability of identity proofing and authentication carried out in different regional or national trust frameworks.