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Re: [privacy] Search your health records?
From: "Vincent Toubiana" <toubiana () enst fr>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:38:25 +0100 (CET)
Recall that highest bid for ad word corresponds to Mesothelomia (http://blog.goodproxies.net/2007/09/high-price-bid-google-adwords.html) which is a rare cancer. Its because the cure is very expensive, and you can be sure that when someone click hell pay for the treatment. Once you know someone is sick, you dont have to wait for his searches to know what hell be buying what hell have to pay. Thats why health is a rentable business for Google. Now most people think that its not that big deal, which they dont have to subscribe. Knowing Google theyll certainly create some cool features, offer good interface and very speed access to you records. Undeniably, theyre hiring good software engineers. I wouldnt have believed that so many people could sign up for Gmail with all the privacy issues, but However using only one password to protect such sensitive data is certainly not a good idea. Will it be another forever-beta service? Hope they wont make the same mistake than with Google reader. Imagine what could happen if someone unintentionally shares its health records. Vincent
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