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The worst outcome is that individuals may have sensitive information in their medical history that could be poorly received by their social circles if it become
by tmcb 3y ago
The worst outcome is that individuals may have sensitive information in their medical history that could be poorly received by their social circles if it becomes public. In extreme cases, this could even lead to threats on their life.
Consider this: the same argument could be applied to our endeavor to safeguard the secrecy of voting. What is the worst outcome if everyone discovers who you voted for?
Such conclusions are inherently biased because we are unable to accurately evaluate the importance of these very existing protective measures in a civilized society.
- denton-scratch 3y ago> The worst outcome is that individuals may have sensitive information in their medical history that could be poorly received by their social circles if it becomes public. That's far from the worst outcome. You could lose your job, be sent to prison, be denied insurance.
- tmcb 3y agoYes. It was poor wording on my part trying to encompass all these situations under a generic description. But these are excellent examples of what I was trying to convey. Thanks.