DPH didn't enforce secure comms policy with COVID tracers

DPH didn't enforce secure comms policy with COVID tracers

Department of Public Health (DPH) officials did not ensure that a contractor used to trace COVID-19 infections during the pandemic followed policies for securely communicating with the public, state auditors recently found. The contractor used personal email addresses to communicate information about people who were exposed or tested positive for COVID-19, potentially compromising their personally identifiable information. A recent audit of DPH …