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In response to "Worst-case this with me, ST. One of the talk-radio shows this am was talking about electronic medical records (which seems like a fine idea)...." by Dr.Vermin

housing and employment discrimination against people AIDS, for one example... -- nm

Posted by znufrii Mar 10 '10, 13:47

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It's stuff like this, yes. But it's privacy based worries more than it's any sort of fiscal or safety risk, for 99% of Americans. - TFox Mar 10, 13:49 12
- But those privacy based worries stem in part from the sort of examples znu mentioned -- nm - Roger More Mar 10, 13:52 3
  - perceived risk versus actual risk. - znufrii Mar 10, 13:55
  - I'm not at all saying they aren't legit. They are. There are pros and cons. - TFox Mar 10, 13:54 1
    - Oh, I agree totally that the pros outweigh the cons. I was just pointing out that people are concerned about privacy because people with - Roger More Mar 10, 13:58
- true, but he did ask for "worst case"... -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:50 7
  - worst case is a list of people who got abortions gets out, and some lunatic goes on a killing spree. -- nm - TFox Mar 10, 13:51 6
    - worst case is, something gets out that affects *you*. (The Reader.) scary, right? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:54 4
      - i think, really, the key point is, what does it "gets out" mean? that someone knows who otherwise wouldn't. - TFox Mar 10, 13:56 3
        
        no, you're right. they sell it. And you have no control over who they sell it to. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 13:57 2
        
        the info doesn't have the same value to a buyer that financial information does. it is not as easily manipulated for profit. - TFox Mar 10, 14:00 1
        
        you've heard the word "extortion" before, right? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 10, 14:03
    - winner -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:52
^with -- nm - znufrii Mar 10, 13:48

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