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Jan Whitaker jwhit at melbpc.org.au
Wed Mar 3 18:02:07 AEDT 2010


At 10:07 AM 3/03/2010, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>I am not scared by these things, but I am concerned. For anyone to 
>suggest what 'the real issue is' only convinces me that it is not, 
>or that it demands deeper examination.

Here's one in the UK:

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/26/nhs_patient_record_privacy_concerns/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/26/nhs_patient_record_privacy_concerns/

snippet, quite similar to my post earlier:
Anderson notes that a similar system was 
<http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/01/10/doctor-who-hacked-into-prime-minister-s-health-records-escapes-prosecution-86908-21955907/>abused 
when it was introduced in Scotland by a rogue medic who snooped into 
the medical records of health records of prime minister Gordon Brown 
and SNP leader Alex Salmond. The doctor concerned was spared 
prosecution for hacking because of his own medical problems.

At least the UK system is opt-out!

Jan


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