In an "early alert," the Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services (HHS OIG) has asked CMS to work to add device identifier information to health insurance claim forms. The urging came ...

Every medical device has its own unique code, allowing manufacturers to keep track of their products once they enter the market. But while these codes are critical for recalling faulty devices or ...

Apple's device identifier service for advertisers is being targeted by privacy advocates in two complaints to Spanish and German authorities, reports Bloomberg. A Vienna-based group called NOYB ("None ...

Everyone has been talking about privacy for years, but now that the backlash is big enough for some lawsuits to be filed, a privacy-centric approach to device identity claims to replace media access ...

In today’s world – whether at work or at home – I’d be lost without the smartphone that helps me do so much more than just communicate. It knows where I am now and how to get where I want to be next.

The manufacturer of a device sets a unique ID for it. This ID is a string that your Operating System uses to match the device to its package. So, if a device package declares that it can work with ...