WASHINGTON — Insurers aren’t required to encrypt consumers’ data under a 1990s federal law that remains the foundation for health-care privacy in the Internet age — an omission that seems striking in light of the major cyberattack against Anthem.
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WASHINGTON — Insurers aren’t required to encrypt consumers’ data under a 1990s federal law that remains the foundation for health-care privacy in the Internet age — an omission that seems striking in light of the major cyberattack against Anthem.