Protect privacy online, and across databases
Privacy means the right against unsanctioned invasion of privacy by the government, corporations or individuals, and should be protected with laws.
Personal details of any kind, including medical, financial, or political information should be accessed, communicated and traded with utmost discretion to avoid fraud and identity theft, government surveillance, and corporate exploitation.
As technology has advanced, the way in which privacy is protected and violated has changed with it. Generally the increased ability to gather and send information has had negative implications for retaining privacy.
This is the time to enhance existing privacy protections!
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy and read the book Code by Lessig ("individuals should be able to control information about themselves").
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hopeyj
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I second what RbtShelton says above am very heartened by knowing that the incoming administration will do all it can to ensure that entrepreneurs with expertise in health information technology will be able to obtain government funding that will enable them to develop software that will create a climate of trust that will increase enrollment in clinical trials.
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RbtShelton commented
I believe our next major breakthrough in productivity will be powered by extending Internet technologies to confidential information. This will have great value in health care and other areas. For this innovation to occur, an environment of trust must exist and personal privacy must be assured. Individuals must be able to control who can and cannot see their information, and for what purpose.