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Context for those outside of Australia - The Australian government developed a digital health record system, My Health Record, without ensuring proper protectio
by discordance 8y ago
Context for those outside of Australia - The Australian government developed a digital health record system, My Health Record, without ensuring proper protection of the data (42 data breaches in 2017-18 [1]).
There were also no safeguards or legislation in place to prevent employers, insurers or authorities from being granted access to your health record at launch.
1: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-the-agency/publications/reports/annual-report/Annual_Report_Australian_Digital_Health_Agency_2017-2018_Online.pdf https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au/about-the-agency/publicatio...