[LINK] Urgent: MyHR Opt-Out

[Kim Holburn]

If you know someone's name, dob, license number and medicare number, you can opt them out without them even knowing.

> On 2018/Jul/16, at 10:44 am, Roger Clarke <Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au> wrote:
> 
> The government is imposing a scheme called MyHR (My Health Record).
> 
> This record is all-but useless for patient care.  It's purpose is to enable government agencies to get access to people's health care data.
> 
> The project failed to attract people to opt-in, i.e. provide consent.
> 
> So the government is imposing the scheme on everyone, unless they opt out.
> 
> The opt-out window commenced this morning, Mon 16 July.
> 
> And the opt-out window closes on 15 October.
> 
> After 15 October, the government says that it will create a permanent record for every person who hasn't opted out.
> 
> The government has also stated that this record will not be deleted until 30 years after your death, even if you request it be deleted.
> 
> 
> Here's the information page provided by the Australian Privacy Foundation:
> https://privacy.org.au/campaigns/myhr/
> 
> It contains a considerable amount of information that the government has failed to communicate to the public.
> 
> APF fully supports appropriate applications of IT, including to health records.  
> 
> But it urges every individual to inform themselves about the MyHR scheme, and to make a decision based on whether they see sufficient (or even any) benefits to themselves in return for the considerable risks involved.
> 
> 
> How to opt-out of My Health Record
> ----------------------------------
> 
> Go to this website and follow the instructions
> https://www.myhealthrecord.gov.au/for-you-your-family/opt-out-my-health-record
> 
> You will need:
> -   Your Medicare card or a Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) card; and
> -   One of the following forms of current Australian identification:
>    -   your Driver licence, or
>    -   your Passport, or
>    -   your ImmiCard
> 
> If you don't have these, but still want to stop a My Health Record from being automatically created, you can call the Help line on 1800 723 471.
> 
> 
> NOTE BENE:  The morning of 16 July has seen a rush on the help-line, resulting in long waits to get an answer.  Given the inadequate capacity of many government (and sometimes private sector) web-sites, the MyHR web-site may also have trouble coping with the load.
> 
> 
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> 
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> Visiting Professor in Computer Science    Australian National University
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