Update: See this article for a “nothing to see here” decision from the privacy commissioner. Frances Cook reports: A stoush has erupted over patient medical records, with a claim the privacy of up to 800,000 Auckland patients has been put at risk. Four New Zealand and Australasian healthcare IT companies, Healthlink, Medtech Global, My Practice,…
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Meanwhile, down in Australia…..
I haven’t had time to properly write anything up, but since last night, I have been reading the alternately frustrated and infuriated tweets from Australians trying to opt out of #MyHealthRecord. The opt-out period opened yesterday, and it appears to be a cock-up of immense proportions, with many people unable to opt out online, then…
Plastic Surgery Client Sues Clinic Over Nude Pics Posted on Web
Greg Land reports: An Atlanta-area plastic surgery clinic has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly posting nude photographs of a patient on the internet. A woman is suing Celebrity Body Sculpting and Cosmetic Surgery Centerover the photographs, which were allegedly posted on the clinic’s website without her permission. Those photos allegedly featured one or more identifiable tattoos….
Big Brother is watching loo: Fears over ‘smart’ lavatory that can test users for drugs, pregnancy and urine problems
Jonathan Petre reports: Spending a penny could become rather revealing after the invention of an ‘intelligent’ lavatory that could alert parents if their children are taking drugs, or employers if their staff have had a boozy lunch. Scientists at Cambridge University are developing a loo that analyses urine by using revolutionary nano technology to track…