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Ali Wise and your voice mail

If you deal with Protected Health Information (PHI)  you are probably aware of the changes that were included in the February stimulus bill.  The new definition includes any breach in any medium.  For a legal discussion of the relevant issues, see the document linked below.

http://www.hunton.com/emailblast/pdfs/stimulus_package_includes_breach_notice_obligations_and_substantial_changes_to_hipaa.pdf

That brings us to the star of this post, Ms. Ali Wise, who after breaking up with a boyfriend used a service called spoof card to access the voice mail of his new flames.  By using spoof card to fool the voice mail system into believing that she was the account holder she was able to access and delete voice mails she did not want her rival to hear.  Do you receive sensitive messages via your voice mail?  Is your voice mail configured to require a password every time?  It should be.  The article below details Ms. Wise’s activities.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/04/30/2010-04-30_fashionista_ali_wise_avoids_voicemail_jail_time_with_plea_bargain_community_serv.html