Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Are Available on the Internet. Anyone Can Take a Peek.
September 23, 20199 min read1898 words
Published: September 23, 2019  |  9 min read1898 words
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.This story was co-reported with the German public broadcaster .Medical images and health data belonging to millions of Americans, including X-rays, MRIs and CT sc...
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September 23, 2019
The article is a lengthy read, but it does cover the issue of data security in the medical field with good breadth and detail.
September 23, 2019
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September 23, 2019
The article shows privacy of patient records has been raised repeatedly as an issue, but that we entrust the protection to people who don't know what they're doing, and the government has weakened its efforts to protect against “willful neglect.” The article might've been better had it attempted a stab at what fraction of people's images are so easily available—the examples all seem relatively small parts of the US medical system. But the story doesn't seem sensationalized, even as it mixes in vet records as part of the problem.
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