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2 November 2026

AI in Healthcare — Governance Cannot Come Later

AI in healthcare is moving fast. Privacy governance needs to move with it. Canada's federal, provincial and territorial privacy regulators have jointly called for the responsible use of AI in healthcare and health research — we look at what they are asking for and why governance cannot be an afterthought.

9 October 2026

IQVIA Fined €7 Million: Anonymous or Pseudonymised?

IQVIA Solutions Italy has been fined €7 million by the Italian Data Protection Authority over the processing of health data relating to approximately one million patients. We look at what happened, why the data was not considered anonymous, and the key lessons for pharmaceutical and life sciences companies working with health data.

5 October 2026

Privacy Is Part of Patient Care

The Irish Data Protection Commission reprimanded Children’s Health Ireland over the security and confidentiality of children’s health records. We look at the case — involving paper records and confidential waste — and the practical lessons for protecting patient information in healthcare.