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Privacy Risks In National Electronic Health Records Network

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The push for a national network of electronic medical records poses significant privacy risks at the same time that it promises to save lives, said members of a panel here at the Computer, Freedom and Privacy Conference on Wednesday. . In 2004, the Bush Administration mandated that Americans have electronic health records in 10 years and called for the development of a National Health Information Network. Yet, such a network could pose significant privacy, health and identity fraud risks, said Pam Dixon, a panelist and executive director of the World Privacy Forum. "There are significant issues with who has access to this data," Dixon said. In a report released Wednesday, the World Privacy Forum documented cases of medical identity fraud and found that errors in patient records can result in risk of misdiagnoses and improper billing. Moreover, such errors can be almost impossible to correct, Dixon said. The link for this article located at is no longer available. . In 2004, the Bush Administration mandated that Americans have electronic health records in 10 years . washington, national, network, electronic, medical, records, poses, significant. . Brittany Day

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Global Governments Enhance Privacy with Biometric Technologies

Governments around the world are responding to consumer concerns about the confidentiality of their personal information that is being stored or transmitted by companies. By enacting strict privacy legislation, such as laws that guarantee confidentiality of health insurance records, governments intend . . . . Governments around the world are responding to consumer concerns about the confidentiality of their personal information that is being stored or transmitted by companies. By enacting strict privacy legislation, such as laws that guarantee confidentiality of health insurance records, governments intend to hold companies accountable for all personal information they retain. As the demand for privacy safeguards grows, biometrics, which can offer high levels of protection against information and identity fraud, are expected to show impressive gains. Biometrics are automated techniques that are designed to verify or identify people by their physical characteristics. Various technologies for biometrics authentication include finger-scan, hand geometry, iris recognition, voice verification, face recognition, signature verification and retina recognition. The link for this article located at CNN is no longer available. . Governments around the world are responding to consumer concerns about the confidentiality of their . governments, around, world, responding, consumer, concerns, about, confidentiality, their. . Anthony Pell

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