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I care less about health info privacy than identity. When I was a kid, hospital admissions were published in the daily paper. Nobody thought much of it. The nu
by ams6110 9y ago
I care less about health info privacy than identity. When I was a kid, hospital admissions were published in the daily paper. Nobody thought much of it.
The number of people interested in your health is tiny. The number of people interested in your money, and motivated to try to take it from you, is much higher.
- dfee 9y agoEnjoy: Your medical record is worth more to hackers than your credit card https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-hospitals/your-medical-record-is-worth-more-to-hackers-than-your-credit-card-idUSKCN0HJ21I20140924 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-hospitals/y...
- ams6110 9y ago> names, birth dates, policy numbers, diagnosis codes and billing information In other words, identity information.
- throwaway2048 9y agohealth information is tied incredibly tightly to money (insurance, blackmail, job security)