> What happens there is a secret, protected by medical secrecy No, it isn't. My father is (redaction: was) a doctor, there is no secret about it, medical reco

> What happens there is a secret, protected by medical secrecy No, it isn't. My father is (redaction: was) a doctor, there is no secret about it, medical records are not secret, they are public records kept forever in public medical archives. They are private though, to access them you need an authorization and a reason (of course). Unless it's dictated by the law that some medical records must be kept secret: one example is being HIV positive. > And whatever you're assuming to happen might not necessarily happen there You're actually on the right track, but still confuse the two terms. So I'll make it easier for you: privacy is consensual secrecy is not. That's the real difference. You in fact have a “right to privacy” because other people must respect it, but not equivalent “right to secrecy”, you can be asked to reveal a secret by authorities, while they can't (shouldn't) violate your privacy.