Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court

Data-Mining Ban Struck Down By US Supreme Court: "smitty777 writes 'The Supreme Court struck down in Sorrell vs IMS Health a Vermont law banning data mining which has been in place since 2007. The court ruled that the data on medications prescribed by doctors is protected by the First Amendment and can be used for marketing by the pharmaceutical companies. This follows similar declarations in Maine and New Hampshire.'



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FEMA watchdog endorses data mining to uncover overpayments

FEMA watchdog endorses data mining to uncover overpayments: ""Federal inspectors are calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to employ data mining software -- similar to that used by the board monitoring stimulus spending-- for preventing future losses, now that the agency is saddled with recovering about $643 million worth of …"