tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post8183564277643808417..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: The Privacy Commissioner Is Providing Some Useful Information For All Businesses Including Health Care Businesses.Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-24274697574839929832013-05-05T10:15:33.062+10:002013-05-05T10:15:33.062+10:00There is also another explanation, which is that t...There is also another explanation, which is that the debate on what is private, and what can securely be kept private online, is in flux.<br /><br />Consider this recent paper in Science which shows that some individuals and be re-identified JUST FROM THEIR DNA.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/health/search-of-dna-sequences-reveals-full-identities.html?_r=0<br /><br />Think that Enrico Coieranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-68255771789844269022013-05-05T09:02:42.610+10:002013-05-05T09:02:42.610+10:00That's not the only conclusion to be drawn.
...That's not the only conclusion to be drawn.<br /><br /> Another equally plausible conclusion is that the "contributors" understand the "targeted" readers don't give a s#@t about patients privacy as they are geared up and destined to actively "violate" it themselves in mining patient data.<br /><br />There may well be eventual class actions, but the crown is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-45095896742118361842013-05-05T06:49:14.549+10:002013-05-05T06:49:14.549+10:00Judging by the comments, or lack there of on the t...Judging by the comments, or lack there of on the topic of Privacy, you can only conclude that people that read this blog are totally unaware of the importance of Patient Privacy.<br /><br />I appears that healthcare professionals will only wake up when class actions commence against them, their reputation is so damaged that their practices close.<br /><br />A bit late then, I feel.<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com