Today’s reminder that even “small” breaches can have big consequences. Emilia Bona reports on a breach in the UK: A horrified mum was sent details of another woman’s miscarriage after a medical records blunder by Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The mum-of-four, who did not wish to be named, requested her medical notes from the Women’s –…
Category: Healthcare
Worried about Facebook privacy? Don’t forget ancestry sites share your info, too
Peter J. Pitts, a former FDA associate commissioner, is president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. He writes: …. But Facebook isn’t the only firm that puts users’ privacy at risk. Some genetic testing companies like Invitae, 23andMe, and AncestryDNA do too — and the consequences of irresponsibly sharing DNA data are…
Facebook Should ‘First Do No Harm’ When Collecting Health Data
I’m not posting a link to this essay because I necessarily agree with it all (I don’t), but it certainly provides food for hopefully productive thought. Mason Marks, M.D., J.D., writes: Following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it was reported that Facebook planned to partner with medical organizations to obtain health records on thousands of users….
MY: Viral photo violates my privacy, says Dr Ramasamy
The Star reports: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy has condemned the person who took a photo of him while in hospital, saying that it had violated his privacy. “I have reported the matter to the Island Hospital Penang authorities, and I think they are checking who took the snapshot as it had…