Something to think about regarding security with health records in particular. Good reading about the huge breaches that have taken place with both TJ Max and Monster.com this year. Sad that many only pay attention after the damage has been done. BD
If you give a company your name and address, how many copies of this data do you think will exist in databases around the world a mere 12 months later?
Forbes.com: How does our most private data, like credit card or medical information, get distributed?
Jeff Jonas: For the most part it doesn't, but there are some exceptions. Medical prescriptions, for instance, are aggregated in databases that make sure you're not getting two medicines that interact badly. That's a necessary flow of private info that saves lives.
But then there are also breaches from carelessness or criminal behavior. And that gets difficult given all the copies of the data that a company makes internally. Any time you make another copy of data, you increase the risk. It doubles your efforts for protection.
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