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While this looks interesting, it brings to mind a question I've been struggling with. (Disclaimer: I work in health software) While taking reasonable precautio
by bioneuralnet 13y ago
While this looks interesting, it brings to mind a question I've been struggling with. (Disclaimer: I work in health software) While taking reasonable precautions to ensure the security and privacy of health info is an obvious decision, I am at a loss to understand Western culture's frantic chase after "perfect privacy through technology." Technological safegaurds will become increasingly complex/expensive while their returns diminish. Is there a point at which we'll be satisfied, or will we continue chasing for smaller and smaller gains with little regard for the cost/complexity?
I'm not sure where we presently fall on that curve, but I would love for our culture to take a step back and consider it.
- bioneuralnet 13y agoAnd from a more abstract perspective, the least secure points in an otherwise secure system are the endpoints, where data is no longer encrypted. In this case that's Doctors, related healthcare staff, and the patients themselves. Increasing security in the middle will have little or no impact on those human endpoints, or their behavior. While that doesn't make technological improvements meaningless, they should always be framed and considered in that context.
- diego_moita 13y agoThe whole thing seems to be about "covering our aes". According to Murphy's law, in one way or another, sensitive information will leak. When this happens you'll need to show that you did your best to avoid it. Lawyers can be more expensive than programmers therefore it is probably better to save on lawyers than on programmers.